from Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times,

In an interview with the Tampa Bay Times, deputy commissioner Bill Daly cited Tampa’s advantages as the bevy of hotels near Amalie Arena that could host teams and the appeal to players of spending the winter months in Florida.

“In terms of the boxes that need to be checked and the things that we’re looking for, certainly Tampa is an attractive possibility on a host of levels, including the fact that I think players would enjoy Tampa as a base for operations as opposed to some other cities,” Daly said.

“Certainly, if we went that direction (for hub cities) — and I’m not suggesting that we’re going that direction — but if we end up deciding to go that direction, certainly Tampa would be strongly considered.”...

“What we’re kind of thinking about with modified hub cities as a potential would involve players and teams traveling in for a period of time, playing a schedule of games and returning home for some off time, some family time, some practice time before repeating,” Daly said.

“It would be a model … with as many safety precautions as we can build into that to keep people healthy.”

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