NHL signs CFTC integrity memo on hockey event contracts, joining MLB
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Hockey League on Thursday, May 21, establishing integrity standards for hockey-related event contracts on CFTC-regulated exchanges. The agreement designates representatives from each organization for regular communication and creates a data-sharing framework, though specific terms remain confidential. The NHL becomes the second major US sports league to formalize such a partnership after Major League Baseball signed a similar MOU in March. The deal comes as regulated sports event contracts gain traction on platforms including Kalshi and Polymarket, both of which listed NHL event contracts as of May 21.
Kalshi and Polymarket gain a second league-sanctioned data pipeline that could blunt integrity objections from the NFL and NCAA, the two remaining major leagues still formally opposing their sports-linked contracts.
Brings the count of major US sports leagues signing CFTC integrity agreements to two after MLB in March, as Selig's league-by-league engagement strategy produces formal data-sharing arrangements alongside the four leagues already on record opposing event contracts on their games.