6 h. ago NHL and players’ association ratify collective bargaining agreement through 2029

The agreement, which kicks in for the 2026-27 season, is widely reported to include an 84-game regular-season schedule, up from 82 games.

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50 h. ago OCEU/CUPE 1750 Members Vote Yes to Ratify Tentative Agreement

TORONTO — The Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750) is pleased to announce that its members have voted to accept the tentative collective agreement negotiated by their bargaining committee. “I am proud of my coworkers and the strength of our union, we are a critical safety net for Ontario workers and Ontarians spoke up, sending […]

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4 d. ago Jets to reintroduce local hockey hero Toews to Winnipeggers Friday

Jonathan Toews, a three-time Stanley Cup champion named in 2017 as one of the 100 greatest players in NHL history, will be formally introduced as a Jet at a press conference.

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8 d. ago Former NHL player Brent Seabrook joins Calgary Flames’ player development staff

Seabrook will work with both the Flames and the AHL's Wranglers, the Flames said Monday in a statement.

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8 d. ago 'Chokehold': Will Edmonton Oilers get squeezed out in brutal sellers' market?

Everywhere you go NHL GMs are complaining about how difficult it’s going to be to sign useful players this July in what is shaping up to be a brtual seller’s market, with only a few teams looking to unload players but plenty looking to acquire them. With the NHL’s salary cap finally set to shoot […]

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1 week ago What the National Hockey League's CBA extension means for Canada's teams

The National Hockey League and NHL Players’ Association have decided to give labour peace another chance. Before the first round of the NHL draft was held Friday night at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, commissioner Gary Bettman and Marty Walsh, the executive director of the union, held a news conference to announce a four-year […]

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1 week ago NHL, NHLPA agree to extend collective bargaining agreement four seasons

The NHL and NHL Players’ Association are set to have labour peace through the 2029-30 season. The league and its union announced Friday that the two sides have agreed to an extension of their collective bargaining agreement that includes an expansion of the regular season from 82 to 84 games. The NHL and NHLPA, which […]

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1 week ago How does life change after your name is called at NHL Draft: A breakdown

The whirlwind that occurs after a player is selected in the NHL Draft ahead of this year's selections, starting Friday in L.A.

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1 week ago 'A special hatred in your heart': Vancouver sports commentator rages over Evander Kane trade

Evander Kane is known for upsetting and outraging other NHL players, but he’s evidently also got a knack for enraging hockey commentators and fans, given the reaction in Vancouver to the trade that sent him there for a fourth round draft pick. On Sportsnet’s Halford and Brough show, in particular, there was no shortage of […]

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1 week ago NHL, NHLPA close to agreeing on a new collective bargaining agreement: Sources

The NHL and NHL Players’ Association are on the verge of extending the collective bargaining agreement more than a year before it expires and expanding the regular season to 84 games. The league and union have been in talks since April and are closing in on a memorandum of understanding addressing a number of high-profile […]

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1 week ago NHL Player Backs TUK Developments in Bold Move to Tackle Toronto’s Rental Crisis

TORONTO, June 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A current NHL defenseman has quietly stepped into the world of real estate, teaming up with TUK Developments Inc. to help address Toronto’s deepening rental housing shortage. While the player has chosen to remain anonymous for now, this partnership marks a significant step in bridging purpose-driven investment with […]

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1 week ago Breaking down the Top 50 players set to become NHL free agents

National Hockey League free agency opens on July 1 at noon ET with some big names on the market.

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1 week ago Is Vancouver Giants’ Cameron Schmidt the most polarizing player in the NHL Draft?

One pundit picks the speedster from Prince George to go No. 19 overall, while another slots him to be selected at No. 58

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2 w. ago These are the players Edmonton Oilers General Manager Stan Bowman should keep and kick

It is decision time. While the Edmonton players and their fans spend time dealing with the emotions of consecutive losses in The Stanley Cup Finals, the Oilers General Manager’s job is instead to forge ahead immediately. Stan Bowman has already signaled that his job is to keep this club in the running for Lord Stanley’s […]

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3 w. ago SIMMONS: The mystery of Mitch Marner – the greatest unpopular player in Leafs history

Toronto should have loved Mitch Marner the way it once loved Doug Gilmour or Darryl Sittler or Wendel Clark or, long before that, Dave Keon.

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3 w. ago Player grades: Florida Panthers dead puck Edmonton Oilers to death in 5

After four high-flying games in the Stanley Cup Final, the Florida Panthers played their best smothering, dead puck game, throttling the Edmonton Oilers at most every turn in a 5-2 win. It was the lowest event hockey game of the year for Edmonton, hardly any Grade A shots at all. One big difference in the […]

Events

3 w. ago Superstar Jets goalie Hellebuyck casts wide net, winning Hart, Vezina trophies

Connor Hellebuyck didn’t come back with any fish, but still landed two major NHL awards. The Winnipeg Jets goaltender, with 47 regular season wins, won the Hart Trophy as the most valuable player and the Vezina as the NHL’s top goaltender Thursday night in a new-age awards show. Hellebuyck was surprised by his parents, children […]

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3 w. ago Meredith Gaudreau in letter to Johnny: ‘You loved Calgary so much’

In a letter published by The Players’ Tribune, Johnny Gaudreau’s widow wrote ‘Calgary will always — always — be a part of who we are’

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3 w. ago Los Angeles Kings captain Anze Kopitar wins third Lady Byng Trophy

Los Angeles Kings centre Anze Kopitar has won the 2024-25 Lady Byng Trophy. The trophy is awarded annually to the NHL player who best combines sportsmanship with on-ice ability as judged by members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association. The 37-year-old Kopitar won the award for the third time after finishing second on the Kings […]

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3 w. ago Abbotsford Canucks: Travis Green knows ‘it’s not a race’ for Manny Malhotra to run an NHL bench

'It's much like making the NHL as a player. It take years of working on your craft. Same thing as coaching.' — Travis Green on the rise of Manny Malhotra as rookie Abbotsford head coach

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