MOSCOW, Aug 24 The National Hockey League (NHL) together with the Hockey Players Union league (NHLPA) is considering hosting the World Cup in 2024, according to the league's official website. The tournament will require a 17-day window between matches in February. NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly also noted that the league plans to play games in North America and Europe with the participation of eight teams. The tournament is expected to run for 15 days.» We have already entered the market with a plan to host the World Cup in February 2024. We still want one group to play the preliminary round matches in Europe and the other in North America. A semi-finals and finals will be moved to another city in America. I think that the list (cities-contenders) will include the most traditional hockey markets,» said Daly. in the tournament. In February, due to the situation in Ukraine, the NHL stopped considering Russia as a venue for future matches involving league clubs, suspended Russian-language social networks, limited the functionality of the Russian version of the site, and suspended relations with business partners in Russia. Most recently, the World Cup was held in 2016 in Toronto. Teams from Russia, Europe, Canada, USA, North America (Canadian and American players under 23), Czech Republic, Sweden and Finland took part in the tournament. The winners were the Canadians, who defeated the team of Europe in the final confrontation up to two victories. In total, the World Cup was held three times: in addition to 2016, it also took place in 1996 and 2004.
