Next year’s NHL hockey draft will be the last centralized one and will take place in the MSG Sphere building in Las Vegas. From 2025, the league will switch to a model known from the American football competition NFL, where each team will draft remotely from its headquarters. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced the news.
“I think it will be a very watched event. From the point of view of the draft itself and the use of the Sphere. We believe it will be fun, dramatic and compelling.” AP quoted Bettman as saying. The venue for the upcoming draft opened in September and is the largest spherical structure in the world. According to Bettman, the league has yet to agree on contract terms.
The NHL management also announced an increase in the salary cap to 87.7 million US dollars or the organization of a small international tournament in February 2025. It should be a side event before the Olympic Games in Cortina d’Ampezzo. However, the management of the NHL, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) must reach a joint conclusion about the start of Russian and Belarusian players by then.
2023-12-06 09:15:00
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