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Player Features

Johnston piecing together a career-best season

Now in his fourth NHL season with the Dallas Stars, Wyatt Johnston reflects on the success he’s had to date and what’s still to come.

Chris LomonMar 19, 2026 • 4 min read

World Down Syndrome Day Larkin McAvoy Gaudreau Carcone

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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE, NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYERS’ ASSOCIATION & FOR BARE FEET CELEBRATE WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY WITH PLAYER-DESIGNED SOCK COLLECTION

The National Hockey League (NHL), National Hockey League Players’ Association and For Bare Feet today unveiled a special sock collection in honor of World Down Syndrome Day. Created by NHL players Michael Carcone (Utah Mammoth), Frederick Gaudreau (Seattle Kraken), Dylan Larkin (Detroit Red Wings), and Charlie McAvoy (Boston Bruins), each design was inspired by the players’ personal ties to the cause.

NHL/NHLPA Media ReleaseMar 18, 2026 • 4 min read

Media Releases

IF YOU CAN’T BEAT ’EM, JOIN ’EM! …Nick and Marcus team up for Foligno Face-Off to raise funds for Hockey Fights Cancer

Brothers and NHL veterans Nick and Marcus Foligno continue their efforts with the NHL, NHLPA, the V Foundation for Cancer Research, and the Minnesota Wild through Hockey Fights Cancer™ powered by the V Foundation for cancer research to raise critical funds for breast cancer research in honour of their late mother, Janis Foligno.

NHL/NHLPAMar 17, 2026 • 3 min read

Media Releases

World Cup of Hockey 2028 headed to Europe and North America

Calgary and Edmonton in Alberta, Canada and Prague, Czechia awarded the expanded best-on best follow-up to the electrifying 4 Nations Face-Off.

NHL/NHLPA Media ReleaseMar 16, 2026 • 5 min read

Media Releases

Kraft Hockeyville unveils 13 provincial & territorial winners in 20th anniversary year

For the first time in program history, one community from every province and territory will receive funding for vital rink upgrades.

NHLPA/NHL/Kraft media releaseMar 14, 2026 • 3 min read

Media Releases

NHL & NHLPA ANNOUNCE LONG-TERM INTERNATIONAL GROWTH STRATEGY IN GERMANY

Includes 2026 NHL Global Series Germany Featuring Ottawa Senators-Chicago Blackhawks in Düsseldorf, Dec. 18 and Dec. 20.

Mar 13, 2026 • 5 min read

Player Features

O’Reilly gets serious about making silly songs with debut children’s album

What started as a passion project featuring silly little songs has turned into a record deal for Ryan O’Reilly. The Nashville Predators forward is set to release his first children’s album April 10.

Chris LomonMar 12, 2026 • 6 min read

Media Releases

NHL and NHLPA celebrate International Women’s Day with investments in girls’ and women’s hockey at all levels of the game

Megan Keller partners with NHL Foundation U.S. to donate $100,000 to girls hockey programs.

NHL/NHLPA Media ReleaseMar 6, 2026 • 4 min read

Player of the Week

Nikita Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov is on another level!

The Tampa Bay Lightning forward notched NHL career point No. 1,100 with three multi-point nights resecuring his status as NHLPA Player of the Week for the second time this season.

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The CBA

The NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement

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.

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