HENDERSON, Nev. -- The NHL is moving closer to finalizing details for the 2028 World Cup of Hockey with the intention of having decisions made early next year, Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly told NHL.com from the NHL/NHLPA North American Player Media Tour on Tuesday.

"We've gone through a process where we've gotten expressions of interest by a number of cities in North America and Europe as well," Daly said. "We are progressing now past the expression of interest stage into the bid stage. There will be some smaller group of bidders, but we hope to be in position to nail it down and make announcements early in the new year."

Daly said at least two-thirds of NHL cities have expressed an interest in hosting the World Cup. In addition, he said the League has received interest from close to 2

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