PHPA, Players strike ECHL

As of noon Eastern on December 26th, the ECHL players have officially gone on strike. The ECHL has issued the following statement. “On December 25, 2025, the ECHL made its last, best, and final offer to the Professional Hockey Players’ … Continue reading

Story shifts, plans on plans, and the ECHL is in limbo coming out of Christmas break

It appears that the PHPA may be going rogue. According to several players, they did not take a vote to strike and they are not letting players vote on the league proposals. On multiple Facebook fan groups, players have issued … Continue reading

ECHL, PHPA, players remain at impasse

The situation between the ECHL and the PHPA seems to be moving backwards instead of forward with the PHPA accusing the league of making further threats. PHPA Executive Director Brian Ramsay has issued the following statement: “Earlier today, after sending … Continue reading

PHPA announces impasse on collective bargaining talks with ECHL

Recently it was revealed that the Professional Hockey Players Association, which represents the AHL and ECHL players was threatening a players strike in the ECHL in protest of what they considered “unfair labor practices”. Monday afternoon, the PHPA issued an … Continue reading