WINK News Digital Team
•12/28/2025

A tentative deal on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement was reached between the ECHL and the Professional Hockey Players’ Association on Saturday.
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The agreement is still subject to ratification by the PHPA’s ECHL membership and approval by the ECHL Board of Governors.
— ECHL (@ECHL) December 28, 2025
The ECHL said that players will report to their teams and prepare to return to play, pending the necessary ratification and approval.
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