The NHL and the NHL Players\' Association have agreed to a four year extension of the CBA, both sides announced in a news conference Friday.
\"We can all look forward to at least five years more of labor peace of players\' association and the NHL working together,\" NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said. \"While we didn\'t agree on everything, we had a very constructive, professional, and collaborative collective bargaining process.\"
Bettman and NHLPA executive director Marty Walsh declined to go into details since the deal still needs to be ratified. However according to ESPN sources, the biggest change is an 84-game regular season and shortened preseason, which would kick in for the 2026-27 season.
Via ESPN.com