The NHL and NHLPA’s four-year collective bargaining agreement (CBA) extension reportedly will include a possibility for NHL players to return to the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China in 2022 and Milan, Italy in 2026. NHL players were made available for the event for five straight games prior to the 2018 games in PyeongChang, South Korea.
The NHLPA executive board approved the tentative agreement on Tuesday. Voting opened for the players on Wednesday, the results of which will be announced on Friday. A simple majority vote among all NHL players will pass the new agreement to the NHL’s board of governors.