Ontario public health to weigh possibility of NHL restart as lockdown looms Lisa MacLeod Ontario's Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Sport attends Ontario Premier Doug Ford's daily briefing in Toronto on Monday, June 15, 2020. Ontario's minister of sport says the provincial government is examining how a Canadian division in the NHL might work.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young December 17, 2020 - 4:26 PM TORONTO - The NHL is considering having all seven Canadian teams play the upcoming season in the United States, according to multiple media reports. The NHL was reportedly planning to realign its divisions for the 2020-21 campaign with a seven-team, all-Canadian division that would play domestically in Canada with no cross-border travel. However, reports Thursday night suggest that every Canadian team may have to head south instead to adhere to provincial guidelines around COVID-19.