Trevor Zegras was scheduled for a salary arbitration hearing on Wednesday, July 22, as the NHL's player-elected process continued to take shape for restricted free agents around the league.
The date places Zegras among 15 player-elected hearings listed between July 20 and August 1, with four cases already resolved by the time of the report. It is part of a busy stretch that also included Jamie Drysdale's hearing on Monday, July 20.
What the arbitration schedule means
For players who elected salary arbitration, the process carries a clear restriction: they cannot sign offer sheets. In Zegras' case, the hearing date simply set the next step in a process that can end with a one- or two-year contract.
That matters because the schedule gives a firm timeline to a stage of the NHL offseason that often moves quickly once hearings are on the calendar. With several cases already settled, the focus turns to whether the remaining hearings will be resolved before they are heard.
Zegras among the scheduled cases
Zegras was one of the names listed in the hearing window, underlining how many restricted free agents were moving through the same process at the same time. The broader list also included players such as Cole Perfetti, Jet Greaves, Jason Robertson, Connor McMichael, Cole Sillinger, Nick Robertson, Braden Schneider, Kirby Dach, Akira Schmid and Peyton Krebs.
For Zegras, the key detail is straightforward: Wednesday, July 22 was the scheduled hearing date. With four cases already resolved and more still pending, it was one of the central dates in the arbitration calendar.
