Las Vegas and Quebec City are moving closer in their bids to land a NHL franchise.
A Bill Foley-led group and Montreal-based communications giant Quebecor are in the third and final stage of a process to potentially bring the world's top hockey league to Las Vegas and Quebec City, respectively.
Both groups have been invited to make a presentation to the NHL's Executive Committee tomorrow.
Later in the day, the committee will report to the NHL Board of Governors.
The league has examined each market and both groups' arena plans after they were the chosen two out of 16 expansion applicants. As part of the process, both groups submitted a $10 million down payment, $2 million of which was nonrefundable. An NHL franchise in Las Vegas would be the first for any of the major sports leagues in the city.