The World Cup of Hockey is set to return in 2028. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced Wednesday that the international tournament would be returning in 2028 and would begin rotating every two years with the Olympics,

The World Cup of Hockey is returning three years from now. The NHL and NHL Players' Association unveiled plans to host a tournament in early 2028.

On Wednesday, Bettman announced plans to have the World Cup of Hockey held every four years, alternating with the Winter Olympic Games every two years, beginning in 2028, bringing back the best-on-best international action that fans have been craving since the 2010 Winter Olympics.

The league and union still have to hash out details like the host city (or cities), Russian participation and participating countries.

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.

There’s going to be a lot of international hockey in the coming years. Ahead of the opening of the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal on Wednesday, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced the league’s plans to have a best-on-best international tournament every second year.

The NHL will hold a World Cup of Hockey in 2028. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman hopes it’s a first step in creating a two-year cycle of best-on-best men’s international hockey including the Olympics. Whether or not Russia will compete in 2028 is still up in the air amid its ongoing war in Ukraine.