COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — While the NHL waits for progress to be made on the arenas being built to host Olympic hockey in Milan this coming February, it is moving towards a decision on host cities for the 2028 World Cup of Hockey.

“We’re down to 10 North American cities, and six cities in Europe” said NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly after the NHL Board of Governors meetings wrapped Tuesday.

An announcement is expected “probably after the Olympics,” added commissioner Gary Bettman.

Daly confirmed the format has already been decided, with some of the European participants making up one pool in one European city while the other teams will be hosted in one North American city. The semifinal and final will then be played in the North American city.

Sources said Las Vegas, Boston and Montr

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