Report: Edmonton proposes Olympic-village style setup for NHL return

All players would stay at the JW Marriott hotel across from Rogers Place. An Olympic-village style setup would provide players with both indoor and outdoor activities including - but not limited to - golf simulators, basketball courts, video games, movie nights, live entertainment, ping pong, pool tables, lounge areas and rooftop patios. 

Many of the areas top restaurants would provide players with a variety of food delivery options and local golf courses would be shut down on select days to give the NHL participants living in the "bubble" an opportunity to hit the links. 

While family members won't be able to join the players initially, they'd be allowed to travel to the city at some point during the Stanley Cup Playoffs. 

Many safety and testing protocols also will be in place, including the use of Edmonton Police to plan dedicated routes for players to use to travel to and from the arena. 

The decision on two hub cities will reportedly be made by the end of this week, according to TSN's Pierre LeBrun, and the league has cut its list to just six different cities.

According to The Athletic's Aaron Portzline, Columbus and Minnesota no longer are being considered to host teams if the NHL returns to finish the 2019-20 campaign.

Las Vegas, home of the Golden Knights, has been rumored to be a front-runner to host half of the teams returning to action, but there's also a strong interest in other Canadian cities as well. Toronto has been rumored as a potential Canadian location, though the league could keep all teams in the Pacific time zone, LeBrun added, which would leave Vancouver as another potential destination.