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The Professional Hockey Players’ Association (PHPA) announced a new contract Tuesday with ECHL, a minor professional ice hockey league, ending a work stoppage.
The PHPA represents all professional hockey players in the American Hockey League and ECHL and is the only minor league players association within a major league sport. Its membership includes more than 1,800 players across 62 teams. This deal comes after a powerful and unified strike, during which members forced the postponement of 41 games in order to secure the fair contract they deserve.
“This agreement reflects the unity, resolve, professionalism and discipline of our members throughout this process,” said PHPA Executive Director Brian Ramsay. “Meaningful progress was made in several key areas identified as priorities by our members, and this outcome would not have been possible without their engagement and support. On behalf of the PHPA, I want to thank our Bargaining Committee, our ECHL membership, and the PHPA staff for their work in reaching this agreement, as well as our brothers and sisters from the AFL-CIO, NHLPA, PWHLPA, NFLPA, and CFLPA, and labor organizations from across North America for their unwavering support.”