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Bettman: ‘8 or 9’ cities considered to host NHL games

The Penguins have shown interest in having games played at PPG Paints Arena if the NHL resumes its 2019-20 season.

If that is to happen, they might have to convince the league that facilities -- everything from locker rooms to hotels -- here are adequate to handle what Commissioner Gary Bettman said could be "a dozen or so teams in one location."

In a digital interview Monday with Leaders Week, a sports business conference, Bettman said that "probably eight or nine different places" are under consideration.

He did not identify those places or specify how many teams would be involved if the league were to go directly to the Stanley Cup playoffs when operations resume.