Progress being made on border restrictions for potential Canadian NHL hub cities

One of the biggest hanging questions regarding the eventual summer return of the NHL is what will happen to players that have to cross into Canada from other countries should one or more of the three Canadian locations remaining on the potential hub-city list get chosen. Those three cities are Edmonton, Toronto and Vancouver. As it stands right now, anyone coming into Canada from elsewhere has to quarantine for 14 days before being able to go anywhere or even be around other people. According to TSN's Ryan Rishaug, progress is being made on that issue.

"Talks on the Canadian border continue between the 3 Canadian teams, the NHL and the Federal government. Sense is things are heading in a positive direction and a decision on the 14 day quarantine issue could come this week," Rishaug posted to Twitter.

"While he wouldn't be specific about what the deadline is, Bill Daly tells me the Canadian Government is very aware of the NHL's timeline for a decision on the border quarantine issue. Dialogue continues. He adds all 3 Canadian cities remain options for the NHL's hub city plan."

If those quarantine measures are to stay in place, it's hard to imagine any of the three Canadian cities in the running would be chosen to host play-in and/or playoff games. At the same time, expect backlash against the host province and city, as well as the NHL and Federal government should rules be relaxed for hockey players.

As of right now, there's still no official return date for the NHL. However, Phase 2 of the Return to Play plan went into place on Monday, meaning layers can now participate in small group workouts at team facilities, though not every organization has opened their facility yet.

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