The new league will be called Major League Hockey and has already announced a $30 million cap hit.
There is still a lot of information that has not been announced regarding this new league but Friedman mentioned that Kessel will likely be joining and that games will be 24 minutes long.
The NHL insider also expects a lot more information to be announced during the Stanley Cup Finals.
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