STOCKHOLM -- Excitement already is building in Europe for the 2028 World Cup of Hockey following the success of the 4 Nations Face-Off earlier this year.

Six cities have submitted bids to host World Cup games, NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said before the first game of the NHL Global Series Sweden presented by Fastenal between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Nashville Predators at Avicii Arena on Friday (2 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, SN-PIT, NHLN, SN). The teams will play here again Sunday (9 a.m. ET; FDSNSO, SN-PIT, NHLN, SN).

"We're in the process, well along in the process, of reviewing the bids," Daly said Friday. "And we hope to be in a position to make announcements with respect to the host cities both in North America and Europe in conjunction with the Olympics."

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