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Finishing the season in North Dakota? Just heard on ESPN.
https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/nhl-reportedly-may-play-games-in-north-dakota-if-season-resumes/

Ralph Engelstad Arena does have a history of holding some big hockey events. It hosted the 2005 World Junior Championships, the 2016 World Under-18 Championships and is the home of the University of North Dakota hockey team.

Friedman wrote that nothing is imminent right now and North Dakota is one of multiple hypothetical scenarios that the league is likely discussing. And even if they did settle on a scenario in a set location, finding venues is just the first hurdle to any kind of plan to resume. The league would also need to figure out travel, hotel accommodations, and much more.
 
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Cities and venues across North America have reached out to the NHL to pitch themselves as potential hosts for neutral-site playoff games, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told ESPN on Friday.

"We do have people putting together the comprehensive laundry list of what we would need from facilities and evaluating some facilities on some level," Daly said. "But I can't tell you we've even finished creating a list [of potential sites], much less narrowed it down."
https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/29022372/nhl-getting-neutral-site-playoff-pitches-cities
 
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.@GovChrisSununu confirms he's talked to Gary Bettman about the possibility of playing the rest of the NHL season in Manchester, NH. It's "on the table"
 
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