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NHL: Preseason Games May Have Fewer NHL Players Participating Due To World Cup

09/15/2016 at 8:57am EDT

via Aaron Portzline tweets,

With 150-plus #NHL players in World Cup, league will soften stance that a minimum of 8 players dress for each club in #NHL preseason games.

#NHL asking teams to coordinate lineups w preseason opponents when impacted by World Cup. #CBJ, for instance, have six players in World Cup.

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