NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, left, speaks as NHL Players Association executive director Marty Walsh listens during a Hockey Fights Cancer announcement ahead of Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup final series between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers in Edmonton, Alberta, Wednesday, June 4, 2025.
NHL Players Association executive director Marty Walsh, back right, and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman arrive for a Hockey Fights Cancer announcement ahead of Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup final series between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers in Edmonton, Alberta, Wednesday, June 4, 2025.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, back left, listens as NHL Players Association executive director Marty Walsh speaks during a Hockey Fights Cancer announcement ahead of Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup final series between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers in Edmonton, Alberta, Wednesday, June 4, 2025.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, right, speaks as deputy commissioner Bill Daly listens during a news conference ahead of Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup final series between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers in Edmonton, Alberta, Wednesday, June 4, 2025.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, left, speaks as NHL Players Association executive director Marty Walsh listens during a Hockey Fights Cancer announcement ahead of Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup final series between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers in Edmonton, Alberta, Wednesday, June 4, 2025.
NHL Players Association executive director Marty Walsh, back right, and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman arrive for a Hockey Fights Cancer announcement ahead of Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup final series between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers in Edmonton, Alberta, Wednesday, June 4, 2025.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, back left, listens as NHL Players Association executive director Marty Walsh speaks during a Hockey Fights Cancer announcement ahead of Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup final series between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers in Edmonton, Alberta, Wednesday, June 4, 2025.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, right, speaks as deputy commissioner Bill Daly listens during a news conference ahead of Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup final series between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers in Edmonton, Alberta, Wednesday, June 4, 2025.
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement are progressing well, though there is no timeline on reaching a deal, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA executive director Marty Walsh said Wednesday.
Bettman, at his annual state of the league address prior to Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, said the sides are “having very constructive, professional, cordial dialogue.” Talks did not begin until April, and there is still quite some time until the current CBA expires in September 2026.
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