NHL Arbitration Hearing Dates Announced

Salary arbitration season is officially underway, with 14 NHL players currently slated for hearings between July 20 and August 1. According to data from PuckPedia, these hearings serve as the final mechanism for teams and restricted free agents to finalize contracts, though league rules allow for settlements at any point before a decision is rendered. … Read more

Surprising RFA Contracts to Watch This Summer

The RFA Gold Rush: How a Thin Free-Agent Market is Rewriting NHL Economics The NHL’s economic landscape is shifting beneath our feet. With a sparse unrestricted free agent (UFA) class this summer, the leverage has swung dramatically toward restricted free agents (RFAs). General Managers across the league are finding themselves in a high-stakes game of … Read more