Edmonton is competing with Toronto and Vancouver along with American sites to be one of two sites to host the Stanley Cup playoffs
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.A pedestrian walks outside Rogers Place, home of the Edmonton Oilers, on March 12, 2020. Alberta is upping the ante in its bid for Edmonton to co-host the NHL's summer Stanley Cup playoff tournament, pitching Rocky Mountain excursions for players' families.
The league plans to reopen training camps July 10 but has yet to release a schedule for the 24 teams still in the running for the Cup. “Any families of NHL players visiting Alberta would have to present a self-isolation plan and self-isolate for 14 days, just like any other traveller entering the province from outside of the country,” McMillan said in a statement.
Last week, the federal government approved a separate quarantine plan for NHL players possibly coming to Canada to play. The traditional 14-day quarantine was seen as a barrier to Toronto, Edmonton or Vancouver winning a bid to be a hub city.
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