February 13, 2025 11:05 AM

World Cup of Hockey set to return in 2028

As hockey fans prepared to watch their favorite NHL players take part in the 4 Nations Face-Off, the first best-on-best tournament since 2016, they received more good news ahead of puck drop. The World Cup of Hockey will return in 2028, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced at the Bell Centre in a joint press conference with NHLPA executive director Marty Walsh. "International best-on-best competition is very important to our players -- representing their countries on the ice is in their DNA...