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STOCKHOLM — Deputy commissioner Bill Daly says he’s “cautiously optimistic” about the direction of collective bargaining talks with the NHL Players’ Association and believes the sides are committed to staging the next World Cup in February 2021 if they can extend or renew the current agreement before it expires.
The league and players have met regularly throughout the summer and are due to sit down together again next week. The discussions are being held with each side facing a decision inside the next month about whether to trigger an early termination to the current CBA.
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In addition to the CBA discussions, the NHL and NHLPA would love to establish a long-term calendar for international events. While the issue of Olympic participation still looms as a significant sticking point, the sides would like to replace the 2021 all-star game with an in-season World Cup if they can navigate the next stage of labour talks peacefully.
“It would be kind of a mini tournament about a week in length. Tack on a couple days to the typical all-star break and fit in an international event,” said Daly. “So that’s something I think we have an agreement that if we get past this phase we should work on.”
'Cautiously optimistic' NHL CBA talks could result in 2021 World Cup - Sportsnet.ca