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It's been more than three weeks now since the Since then a number of ideas have been to sed out in regards to how and when the league will stage the season if it resumes.One proposal, , Catfish Hunter Jersey  hasthe NHLplaying the rest of the 2019-20 regular season and playoffsin North Dakota, if given the all-clear to resume play amidst the COVID-19pandemic.The 31 NHL teams have between11 and 14 regular-season games remaining with four playoff rounds to potentially play.Why North Dakota?A Great  Joe Morgan Jersey Plains state, North Dakotahasa population of 762,062,per the 2019 census, and the fourth-lowest population density in the United States.The19th-largest in area, it also has the fourth smallest population., as of April 6, it has the second-lowest number of reported cases among the 50 states with 207 cases, which equates to 27 per 100,000 residents.By comparison, New York which has been the hardest hit state has 672 cases per 100,000.What is the potential venue?The Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks is the home of the University of North Dakota Division I mens ice hockey team and has served as the host for two international events:the 2005 World Junior Championships and the 2016 World Under-18 men's tournament.Opened in 2001,the  Rollie Fingers Jersey $104 million facility holds acapacity crowd of11,643and includes a 10,000 sq. ft. weight room and underwater treadmill, 14 locker rooms, and an extra sheet of ice that is Olympic-sized.Current NHLers including Brock Boeser (Canucks), Aaron Dell (Sharks), Derek Forbort (Flames), Zach Parise (Wild), T.J. Oshie (Capitals) and Jonathan Toews (Blackhawks) played their college hockey for UNDat Engelstad Arena.MORE: Reactions around the leagueWinnipeg Jets head coach  Jose Canseco Jersey Paul Maurice spoke Monday to reporters about the po sibility of his team playing in North Dakota and other neutral sites for the Stanley Cup playoffs, stre sing thepreference is to play in front of hometown fans."It's gonna be something unusual," he said."The Oakland Athletics Jersey  first thought is the Winnipeg Jets fans, I'd like to play in front of them, right? Everybody wants to play in front of their home crowd."MORE: Before the season was paused, the Jets were sitting in the first  Walt Weiss Jersey wild-card spot in the Western Conference. The veteran head coach added that he just wants to play, no matter the location."I'm not much of a TV watcher at all, but I've been surfing TV recently at night and if there was a hockey game on, man, I'd be watching it," Maurice said."I don't care where games are played. I want it at home in Winnipeg, but we just want to play. It'd be wonderful, maybe partial distraction, for some people who are dealing with tough times to watch a game."Edmonton Oilers defensemen Darnell Nurse said he would love to play games in front Matt Joyce Jersey  of their fans, but is willing to play anywhere."It's kind of conflicting because as players, this is our job. But at the same time, we have a very loyal fanbase who comes out and supports us each and every night Kendall Graveman Jersey , who's been hungry for us to be in this position that we've been in for a long time," Nurse said."You want to reward them by being able to play in front of them and that's kind of the conflict. I'm sure, no matter where it is, they'll bring out the best now."