NHL Confirms '4 Nations Face-Off' and Olympic Participation

The National Hockey League (NHL) will hold a four-team international tournament, '4 Nations Face-Off', in 2025, replacing the All-Star Weekend. The tournament will be staged in Montreal and Boston and feature teams from Canada, the US, Finland, and Sweden. Additionally, the NHL, in agreement with the NHL Players' Association and International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), will participate in the 2026 and 2030 Olympic Winter Games, with the 2026 games taking place in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The league had previously withdrawn from the 2018 Winter Olympics due to scheduling conflicts and Covid-19-related game postponements in 2022. The new arrangements are expected to offer the NHL better 'content access' from the International Olympic Committee.