At long last, best-on-best international competition is returning to the NHL.
While most of the headlines penned from the NHL’s All-Star festivities in Toronto centered around the return of NHL talent to both the 2026 and 2030 Winter Olympics, hockey’s top league is also orchestrating another international tournament to serve as a precursor in 2025.
Over the weekend, the NHL announced the 2025 NHL 4 Nations Face-Off — a new international tournament set to take place over a nine-day period from Feb. 12 to 20, 2025.
The tournament will take place in two North American cities, with DailyFaceoff’s Frank Seravalli reporting that Boston and Montreal will be the two venues.