NHL and the NHLPA ratify their CBA extension through 2030
LOS ANGELES, JUL 8 – The agreement includes an 84-game regular season and contract changes to secure labor peace and avoid past work stoppages, NHL officials said.
- In Los Angeles, the NHL Board of Governors and NHLPA ratified a four-year CBA through 2029-30 to ensure labor peace and stability.
- Drawing on the sport’s labor past, the 2004-05 lockout prompted the sides to reach a tentative deal late last month to avoid future work stoppages.
- The NHL and NHLPA ratified a four-year CBA extending through 2029-30, including an 84-game schedule, maximum contracts of seven years for re-signs, and a playoff salary cap.
- The ratified four-year CBA extension allows teams and agents to resume off-season activities with record $6.6 billion revenues, ensuring stability through 2029-30.
- Looking forward, the collective bargaining agreement runs through 2030, indicating sustained labor cooperation and global growth prospects for the NHL.
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NHL, NHLPA announce extension to collective bargaining agreement until 2029-30, will lengthen season to 84 games
The NHL and NHLPA announced Tuesday that they have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement, which will run through 2029-30. The league and players agreed to a 10-year agreement in 2013, which was extended in 2020. The new pact will start in 2026-27. Details from the agreement will not be released to the public until a later date, however it does include the following: in 2026-27, NHL teams will play an 84-game schedule, up from the curren…
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