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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has called him to discuss the possibility of staging 2020 playoff games in Alberta.

Previous reports have indicated the NHL is looking at staging playoff games in Edmonton.

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“He wanted to ask some questions about Alberta’s status in combatting COVID. There was some very general conversation. We have not received a formal proposal of any kind. I underscored that if a proposal were forthcoming we would obviously expect the league to prepare a very detailed plan to mitigate risk.”

Kenney continued: “Obviously as we get into the summer we hope to be able to see somewhat more activity as part of our relaunch. It’s pretty clear to me that if something like that were to happen we would not have large crowds gathering in arenas. But I gathered the NHL was looking at finishing the season in arenas for television purposes without large crowds .Whether or not we could accommodate that we do not yet know. We have not yet received a formal request and obviously we would turn to the chief medical officer for her advice.”