MARTY WALSH

THE NHLPA’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TALKS ABOUT THE UPCOMING CBA NEGOTIATIONS AND WHAT THE UNION IS DOING TO COMBAT CONCUSSIONS

WITH W. GRAEME ROUSTAN

AGE: 57 / TOP 100: 2 NHLPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR W. GRAEME ROUSTAN: Talk about the CBA for a second. That’s coming up for renewal in 2026, is that right? MARTY WALSH: Yeah, I’m talking to the players. There’s been a lot of speculation and talk about what’s going to happen in the new year. Gary Bettman has obviously expressed interest in it. We’ve talked to him about that. What I said to him is, “I want to get through the fall tour,” and we will be done with that in early January. We’ll have met with all 32 teams. Then, we’ll sit down, talk about what we’ve heard from players, what we’ve looked at and collected on, and hopefully begin the process sometime in the new year. WGR: How do you feel about the…

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