On Tuesday, we got some more information on the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the NHL and NHLPA that could end in a six-year extension. The two sides hope to ratify the agreement along with Phase 3/4 of the Return to Play Protocol, since the Protocol could require a full 800 player vote and the new CBA definitely does.
An MOU is a Memorandum (Memo) of Understanding, which according to Wikipedia, “is a type of agreement between two (bilateral) or more (multilateral) parties. It expresses a convergence of will between the parties, indicating an intended common line of action.