from Dan Rosin of the NHL website,

PARIS -- The NHL and NHL Players' Association are moving forward with plans for a World Cup of Hockey in 2024, targeting a 17-day window in February to hold the tournament.

The World Cup of Hockey was last played in 2016, when all games were played in Toronto. There were also tournaments in 1996 and 2004.

"We're moving full steam ahead and that means we're continuing to have regular meetings," NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said Wednesday during the NHL's European Player Media Tour.

The 2024 tournament will feature at least eight national teams, with games played in North America and Europe, Daly said.

Meetings with the NHLPA and Luc Tardif, the president of the International Ice Hockey Federation, to discuss the World Cup were part of the trip to Paris.

"We're out in market already moving ahead with plans for a February 2024 World Cup," Daly said. "We're still on schedule."

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Check out some portraits of NHL players in Paris.

added 8:57pm, Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek sat down with Bill Daly, watch below.