NHL Returning With 24-Team Playoff Format

Jason Wellwood May 26, 2020 4:52 pm Last Updated on July 2, 2025 4:51 am

The NHL is returning after it paused the regular season in March because of the pandemic.

Commissioner Gary Bettman says 24 teams, 12 from each conference, will take part in a specialized playoff format.

“We will resume play and conduct the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs in two hub cities which will be announced at a later date,” Bettman announced.

There is no official start date for the return of play.

Jason Wellwood

Originally from southern Ontario, Jason found his way here and fell in love with the community and music scene of Thunder Bay over twenty years ago. In between various stints on radio, television and writing, Jason is a dad, a partner and (some would consider) a zoo keeper (seriously, he has a LOT of pets).

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