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NHL and the Players’ Union Have Discussed Going to an 84-Game Season in CBA Talks, AP Source Says

  • On June 27, 2025, the NHL and the NHL Players' Association reached a tentative agreement to extend the collective bargaining agreement and expand the regular season schedule to 84 games starting with the 2026-27 season.
  • The negotiation follows ongoing talks since April 2025 and aims to address long-standing labor stability ahead of the current agreement's expiration in September 2026.
  • The new CBA shortens the maximum contract durations to seven years when re-signing with a team and six years when signing with a new team, introduces a playoff salary cap to limit roster stacking, and expands the schedule to 1,344 games, featuring four matchups among divisional rivals each season.
  • Commissioner Gary Bettman and Executive Director Marty Walsh conveyed confidence, noting that negotiations were progressing well and expressed a positive outlook on the current status of discussions.
  • If ratified, the deal would mark the first full CBA extension since 2013, ending labor uncertainty, and reintroduce an 84-game season last experimented with in 1992-93 and 1993-94 by adding two neutral site games per team.
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NHL and players union agree to four-year contract extension

The National Hockey League and the NHL Players' Association announced on Friday they have agreed to a four-year extension of their collective bargaining agreement through the 2029-30 season.

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U.S. News broke the news in New York, United States on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
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