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You are likely eligible to be the Canucks' emergency backup goaltender
The changes to the NHL CBA mandate that each team carries an EBUG — emergency backup goaltender — for every game.
How The AHL's New Age Eligibility Rule Will Impact The WHL
The NHL and NHLPA have released details about the new CBA that will come into effect for the 2026-27 season. The new ...
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Changes in newly published NHL/NHLPA CBA include no double salary retention, minimum salary increase and more
There are some notable adjustments in the new collective bargaining agreement. Earlier this week, the National Hockey League ...
EBUGs go full-time as NHL, NHLPA release details of new CBA
Emergency back-up goalies, who became a sensation after accountant Scott Foster was forced to step in for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2018, were turned into full-time positions in the NHL and NHLPA's ...
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The new NHL CBA extension has a lot of interesting rule tweaks
After announcing a tentative agreement on an extension to the Collective Bargaining Agreement just prior to the 2025 NHL Draft and announcing the formal ratification of the extension last week, the ...
NHL Reduces Preseason Schedule
In the aftermath of the NHL's new Collective Bargaining Agreement, the full details are finally being revealed. The news first hit that the league and the NHL P ...
New Rules In CBA Aim To Prevent NHL Salary Retention Chains
The NHL’s recently-agreed-to new collective bargaining agreement has several areas in which the league and NHL Players’ ...
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This AHL rule change would have changed everything for Brennan Othmann
The NHL and NHLPA have ratified a four-year CBA, and there's one rumored change that could have changed everything for ...
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Fans Get Huge Opportunity with the Vancouver Canucks After the NHL's Latest Announcement
The National Hockey League has announced some big changes on Friday when it comes to EBUG eligibility in their new Collective ...