Vegas Golden Knight owner Bill Foley may have let it slip that the NHL is planning to make a temporary change to the four divisions for next season in order to work around the closed border between the United States and Canada. The plan is for a fully Canadian division, with all seven teams around the country to play each other.
Further speculation suggests that the three AHL affiliates of Canadian teams in the US (Utica, Stockton, and Bakersfield) will be moved up to Canada and play in their NHL arenas. This will make call ups easier and will be part of mimicking the NHL’s divisions in the AHL.