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The Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the NHLPA and the NHL sets out the terms and conditions of employment for all professional hockey players playing in the National Hockey League, as well as the respective rights of the NHL Clubs, the NHL, and the NHLPA.
The current CBA was ratified on July 6, 2025 and began on September 16, 2026. The CBA runs through September 15, 2030.
Explore the current Collective Bargain Agreement between The NHLPA and NHL, effective through 2025-26.
Download 2013 CBADownload 2020 MOUDownload 2025 MOUThe collective bargaining agreement, commonly called the CBA, is an agreement negotiated between the NHLPA, on behalf of the players, and the NHL, on behalf of the owners. It covers the terms and conditions for players’ employment with NHL clubs.
Although the NHL owners recognized the NHLPA as a union in 1967, the first collective bargaining agreement was not agreed to until 1975.
The NHLPA and the NHL ratified a new CBA on July 26, 2025. That agreement runs through September 15, 2030.
The NHL owners have locked out the players three times (1994-95, 2004-05 & 2012-13). The 1994-95 and 2012-13 lockouts resulted in shortened 48-game regular seasons. In 2004-05, the NHL cancelled the entire season. The players went on a 10-day strike in April 1992.