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CBC: NHL players agree to move forward with 24-team playoff format

By CBC News.

Published May 23, 2020 at 6:07 am

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The NHL and its players are going to keep talking. The NHL Players’ Association announced late Friday its executive board has authorized “further negotiations” on a 24-team playoff format as the league bids to resume the 2019-20 season and award the Stanley Cup.