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NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman provided numerous updates from the league’s GM meetings from Manlapan, Florida on Wednesday regarding next season, the next Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), and more. Here are some of the most notable updates given:
- The league and players association will start talking about the CBA, which expires after next season, in two weeks
- Bettman does not want to extend the three-on-three overtime period during the regular season beyond five minutes
- reasons cited
- deterioration of ice conditions
- additional mileage on players
- reasons cited
- Opening night of 2025-26 NHL Season: Tuesday, October 7
- NHL exploring alternatives of 2026 All-Star Weekend in Elmont, New York after success of 4 Nations Faceoff in February
For clarity, everything remains on the table – including potentially doing something entirely different.
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) March 19, 2025
By Harrison Brown