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It’s possible that the league would be able to secure only one, two, or three sites as host cities. Bruins want TD Garden to be a regional site for games if NHL can Meanwhile, the NBA and Major League Baseball are considering similar resume its season host-city scenarios, with recent reports that the NBA might utilize Las Vegas for all remaining regular-season games, and MLB possibly setting up two shops, one in Florida and another in Arizona. By Kevin Paul Dupont Globe Staff,Updated April 24, 2020, 3:21 p.m. Neely said Thursday that the league envisioned players requiring a training camp some three weeks in duration, leading to the resumption of game play. A mid-May start to camp would lead to games starting up at TD Garden has not seen NHL action in more than a month now. the start of June, followed by the three weeks necessary to complete the If the NHL can get back to business in May or June, even if that means regular season. And then on to the playoffs. playing games at neutral sites with no spectators, Bruins ownership If Boston were one of the chosen sites, the Garden could serve as a site would like TD Garden to be one of up to four regional sites the league for games and practices, and the building’s many dining areas could be selects from the member clubs in its 31 US and Canadian cities. used to feed some 200 athletes and scores of team personnel and A league source confirmed Friday that Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs, who league officials. is also the NHL’s chairman of the board, has expressed interest in his One factor in Boston’s favor would be the ample number of available building on Causeway Street being considered among the so-called college rinks, including those at Boston College, Harvard, Boston “centralized” or “neutral” sites if play can be resumed. University, and Northeastern, that could be considered for practice, along The source emphasized, however, that Jacobs is among some 20 with the sheet at the Bruins training facility in Brighton. owners who have evinced an interest in using their arenas as potential Overall, Boston as a location makes a lot of sense, provided the X-factor hosts. that the virus has been diminished to the satisfaction of all parties. Bruins president Cam Neely confirmed later Friday that he “did mention Boston Globe LOADED: 04.25.2020 to the league” the club’s interest in being a host city. “Obviously, that depends on what restrictions may be in place for the city or state," Neely wrote via e-mail. The league has not made public what scenarios it is considering for a potential reboot, in part because its planning can be forced to change day to day based on how the pandemic unfolds. Given current numbers, it would be difficult to imagine the league selecting Boston, a COVID-19 hotspot, as a host venue. But if the numbers were to turn favorable, anything is possible. During his virtual town hall meeting with the club’s season ticket-holders Thursday, Neely spoke in general terms about how play might look if it can resume at centralized locations. “If we are doing it without fans, [the league is] going to try to make this the best TV event programming possible,” he said. “If that is the case, you might see different camera angles, because you might be able to bring the cameras down a little lower than you normally would because there’s no fans in the way. So I think they are looking at how can we bring the game on the TV a little differently than you see now. “But it’s not a bad idea just to kind of drop-ship the teams in, keep them quarantined in hotels and bring them into games. As long as everyone is taking care of themselves in that regard, I think it probably gives you a little better opportunity to finish out the regular season in that respect.” If the league is successful in securing four cities around the continent, including at least one in Canada, the likeliest scenario would be for each city to serve as host to its division.