The NHL won't be making any expansion decisions until next season.

Commissioner Gary Bettman on Monday said the board of governors could address Seattle’s expansion application "in the fall or early winter at the latest," confirming that reports of a potential vote in June are "absolutely not true."

"We are not there yet," Bettman told reporters. "There are a number of bases that we have to touch, a lot of due diligence to do and a lot of interaction with prospective ownership (to be concluded)."

The Oak View investment group officially submitted its application for a team in Seattle in February along with a $10 million down payment toward the $650 million expansion fee.

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The addition of a team in Seattle would give the NHL a chance to balance its conferences, given there are 15 Western Conference teams and 16 Eastern Conference teams to make up 31 franchises.

The expansion Vegas Golden Knights will look to beat the Capitals in the Stanley Cup Final and make history as the first NHL expansion team to win a championship in its inaugural season.