The NHL and NHL Players’ Association have ratified their extension of the collective bargaining agreement. That secures labor peace in the sport through 2030.

A new NHL CBA rule limits signing bonuses, removing a key tax break for players on Canadian teams—and making it harder to ...

The NHL's board of governors and the NHLPA's membership have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement. The current CBA runs through the end of the 2025-26 season, with the new one carrying ...

The new CBA still requires ratification from both the owners and PA membership.

The NHL and NHL Players' Association have ratified their four-year extension of the CBA, which includes an 84-game regular season, through 2030.

The NHL, like other professional leagues, has a history of work stoppages. The 2004-05 lockout wiped out an entire season, and talks in 2012-13 pushed the start until January.

According to Chris Johnston and Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic, the NHL and NHL Players' Association agreed to the key framework for a new collective bargaining agreement, including an 84-game schedule ...

The NHL released the full 2025-26 schedule, the final 82-game season before the new CBA kicks in and increases it to 84.

Under the current CBA, players can sign with their current team for a maximum of eight years, and with a new team for a maximum of seven years. Beginning in 2026-27 those limits will be lowered to ...

The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun recently reported that the NHL and NHLPA planned to re-engage in serious CBA talks. And those talks will no-doubt intertwined with return-to-play negotiations.

The NHL and NHL Players’ Association ratified a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) earlier this month, which will run from Sept. 16, 2026 through Sept. 15, 2030. The current CBA, still in place ...

The NHL's collective bargaining agreement does not expire until Sept. 15, 2026. That discussions are set to begin on a new deal in early 2025 is already one step ahead of where hockey has been in ...