
MONTREAL — The NHL and NHL Players’ Association have achieved their goal of establishing a calendar of international best-on-best events, announcing Wednesday that they’ve committed to reviving the World Cup of Hockey in February 2028. That guarantees a regular cadence of best-on-best tournaments following this month’s 4 Nations Face-Off and the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan next February. The news was announced by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA executive director Marty Walsh before Canada’s game against Sweden in the 4 Nations opener at Bell Centre. Beyond earmarking a spot...