Overview
- The ECHL and the Professional Hockey Players’ Association announced a tentative collective bargaining agreement late Saturday, prompting players to report in good faith pending formal votes.
- At least 13 games were postponed on Friday with dozens more across the weekend, and the league has not released a full timetable for rescheduling or resumption.
- The PHPA cited pay, health and safety standards, limits on back-to-back travel, guaranteed days off including a holiday break, and properly fitted equipment as core issues.
- The league said its last, best, and final offer raised the salary cap by about 19.8% this season with retroactive pay, increased per diems, maintained team-covered housing and medical benefits, and added proposals on rest days and travel.
- The union filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board over alleged unlawful and coercive conduct during negotiations, which remains unresolved.