It’s a big week for the National Hockey League, as they’ve agreed to (and ratified) a new collective bargaining agreement with their players association. We’ll have labour peace through at least 2025-26, and potentially through 2026-27 depending on league revenue growth and escrow debts to the league.
So what’s in this damn thing? Let’s crack it open!
Generally-speaking, it’s pretty much what we were led to expect by our insider friends.
The salary cap
The cap will remain at $81.5 million, as it was in 2019-20, until Hockey-Related Revenues from the prior season surpass $3.