<P> The NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement ( CBA ) is the basic contract between the National Hockey League ( NHL ) team owners and the NHL Players ' Association ( NHLPA ) , designed to be arrived at through the typical labour - management negotiations of collective bargaining . The most recent agreement , tentatively reached on January 6 , 2013 after a labour dispute which cancelled 510 regular season games of the 2012 -- 13 season , was ratified by the league 's Board of Governors on January 9 , 2013 , as well as by the NHLPA membership three days later on January 12 , 2013 . The current CBA is a 10 - year deal , the longest in NHL history , expiring after the 2021 -- 22 season . </P>
<P> The NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement ( CBA ) is the basic contract between the National Hockey League ( NHL ) team owners and the NHL Players ' Association ( NHLPA ) , designed to be arrived at through the typical labour - management negotiations of collective bargaining . The most recent agreement , tentatively reached on January 6 , 2013 after a labour dispute which cancelled 510 regular season games of the 2012 -- 13 season , was ratified by the league 's Board of Governors on January 9 , 2013 , as well as by the NHLPA membership three days later on January 12 , 2013 . The current CBA is a 10 - year deal , the longest in NHL history , expiring after the 2021 -- 22 season . </P>
when does the nhl collective bargaining agreement expires
when does the nhl collective bargaining agreement expires
expiring after the 2021 -- 22 season
expiring after the 2021 -- 22 season