ECHL-PHPA Collective Bargaining Agreement

The following is an executive summary of key elements in the current ECHL/PHPA Collective Bargaining Agreement. Purchase your copy of the full ECHL-PHPA Collective Bargaining Agreement

Please note, the following is merely a summary of the clauses within the agreement and does not constitute the official language of the agreement.

• Term: of the ECHL/ PHPA Collective Bargaining Agreement is June 1, 2006 to June 30, 2009
  
  
• Insurance Coverage Period: for all players who qualify for off-ice insurance, benefits will extend through June 15th at 11:59 P.M. Local Time.
  
  
• Injured Reserve: any player who is unable to play because of an injury but is still getting paid. A form has to be filed with the League, signed by the player and the coach or general manager, athletic trainer and/or doctor where applicable, confirming the player is injured.
  
  
• Lodging: furnished apartments must include paid electricity, water, sewer, gas and trash. The club has the option of providing basic cable, local phone and/or internet service as well as televisions.
  
  
• Membership Assistance Program: the PHPA has initiated a Membership Assistance Program for the benefit of the players. The League must donate 1 game worn captain's jersey per club per year by January 31st to the PHPA to help fund the Membership Assistance Program. The PHPA will sell these jerseys and use proceeds to offset costs associated with Membership Assistance Program.
  
  
• Weekly Minimum Salary:
  (i) For a Player who has played in fewer than twenty-five (25) professional hockey games at the beginning of the Season who has signed a Standard Player Contract and who was not on a Member's End of Season Roster:
  

  2006/07- $330
  2007/08- $340
  2008/09- $350
  
  

  (ii) for all other Players:

  2006/07- $360
  2007/08- $375
  2008/09- $395
  
  

• Salary Cap: The weekly Salary Cap for all Players on the Active Roster shall be as follows:
  

  2006/07- $10,850.00
  2007/08- $11,200.00
  2008/09- $11,550.00
  
  

• Salary floor: the minimum average weekly salary must be paid to the players on the active roster.
  

  2006/07- $8,100
  2007/08- $8,200
  2008/09- $8,300
  

  Clubs that are below the salary floor have to distribute the difference equally to the players on the active roster during the week they were below. If the club is below the floor by less than $100.00 however, they can distribute the difference to the player(s) as they choose.
  
  
• Per Diem Allowance: per diem ($30 per day in 2006/07, $32 per day in 2007/08, and $34 per day in 2008/09) is payable to all players who travel with their club while away from their home arena in excess of 25 miles for mandatory practices, for regular season and playoff games.
  
  
• Playoff Pool: any player participating in the playoffs or on the club's injured reserve continues to get paid salary. Clubs also have to pay twenty playoff shares to be distributed to the players on the active roster or however the players choose. This playoff pool must be paid within 10 days of the club's last playoff game.
  
  
• Playoff pool shares (in U.S. dollars):

  	2006/07	2007/08	2008/09
  Wild card/Play-in	$155	$160	$165
  1st Round Elimination	$310	$320	$330
  2nd Round Elimination	$615	$635	$655
  3rd Round Elimination	$1080	$1115	$1150
  League Runner-Up	$2215	$2290	$2370
  League Champion	$4120	$4250	$4375

  
  
  
• Pre-Season and End of Season Travel Expenses: players who finish the season or released by the club they started with, are entitled to an advance equal to the cost to arrive in the playing city. If the actual cost cannot be determined, the advance shall be based upon a moving expense advance form, signed by the player and the club. If the actual cost of driving exceeds advance, copies of receipts must be forwarded to the club. If the player is flying, the club may provide a regular coach ticket as long as the departure date is no later than 14 days after the end of the season or the player's release.
  
  
• Reserve System: clubs must submit a season ending roster list to the ECHL and PHPA (maximum 20 players) by 11:59 eastern time on June 15. From this list, clubs can only qualify a maximum of 8 players (maximum 4 veterans) prior to 11:59 P.M. eastern time on July 1.
  
  
• Veteran Rule: Each Member shall be limited to four (4) Veterans on its active roster during each year of the term.
  
  
• Veteran: Shall mean a Player, other than a goaltender, who has played in at least 260 regular season games of Professional Hockey.