The National Hockey League Players ' Association ( French : Association des joueurs de la Ligue nationale de hockey ; AJLNH ) or NHLPA is the labor union for the group of professional hockey players who are under Standard Player Contracts to the thirty member clubs in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) located in the United States and Canada .
The National Hockey League Players ' Association or NHLPA is a labor union that represents the interests of the hockey players in the National Hockey League of North America .