NHL has teams in both Canada and the USA (most teams are USA actually)
As for the local teams, looks like they are starting with the original 6 teams and expanding from there.
The most important part of the announcement was, IMO that they have contracted for them to be sold by Toys R Us, Amazon.com, Walmart, and Target.... this is a great opportunity for the brand to get out there.
The big question now is will NFL, MLB, NBA, MLS, and NASCAR Playmobil sets soon follow? I don't think we can expect movie licenses any time soon, but we might get corporate licenses
-McDonald's restaurant (they are trying to rebuild their image)
-shipping companies USPS, Fedex, and UPS (delivering Playmobil of course)
-store employee set for TRU, Target, and Walmart
-gas stations
-Tesla

Just have to wait and see I guess.