Breath a sigh of relief New York Islanders fans. Another labor stoppage isn’t happening for another few years. On Monday, the NHLPA decided not to opt-out of the current CBA with the NHL.
The players union had until September 16th to decide if it wanted to open up the negotiations on a new CBA. The players union decided not to open negotiations with the League. Instead, we’ll have labor peace for the next three seasons.
So now what?
Three More Years
If the players – or the League – had opted to opt-out of the deal the CBA would have expired at the end of the current season.