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NHL Finalizes CBA With $4 Million Retiree Health Fund and 84-Game Season

The agreement through 2030 also raises insurance support for alumni to $10,000 a year.

Vancouver Canucks Alumni raise the white towel in a celebration (Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY Sports)
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Overview

  • The league and NHLPA will contribute $4 million annually to a Retired Players Emergency Healthcare and Wellness Fund that offers access to a family doctor and a mental wellness professional.
  • NHL Alumni Association leader Glenn Healy called the new, recurring wellness support a long-sought step for former players across all career lengths.
  • The CBA confirms an 84-game regular season and introduces a playoff salary cap as part of broader competitive and financial changes.
  • Deputy commissioner Bill Daly said a ruling on reinstating five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior team, acquitted in July, is expected in the relatively near future.
  • NHL players are slated to compete at the 2026 Olympics as Milan’s main arena targets a December on-ice test, and the league will run a decentralized draft again next summer.