Some NHL executives and players were in Milan, Italy, last week as part of the league’s yearly media tour – this time in the place the league will be sending its players to the 2026 Winter Olympics. Deputy commissioner Bill Daly was part of the contingent there and sat down for an interview with Michael Russo of The Athletic , discussing some items that have been left unaddressed from last month’s Collective Bargaining Agreement extension and Memorandum of Understanding approval .

One of the key changes in the agreement is a jump from an 82-game regular season schedule to 84. That will take place beginning with the 2026-27 campaign, and Daly essentially confirmed that means an earlier start date – with regular-season games now potentially beginning in September.

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