NHL Players Stay With CBA, Labor Peace Set To At Least 2022

UNDATED (AP) – The NHL is guaranteed labor peace for the next three seasons after the players association announced it is declining to trigger its opt-out clause.  Meetings between owners and players have been going on since February and increased in frequency in recent weeks. The league did not opt out of the CBA, with Commissioner Gary Bettman citing momentum and the importance of labor peace overriding the issues owners might have.  Player concerns include escrow payments, health care, Olympic participation and the definition of what qualifies as hockey-related revenue.  The last CBA was negotiated in 2013 and runs through the 2021-22 season.