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AHL and ECHL Collective Bargaining Agreements

The Professional Hockey Players' Association (PHPA) represents professional hockey players of the American Hockey League (AHL), and the ECHL (formerly known as the East Coast Hockey League).

The primary function of the Association is to negotiate collective employment agreements on behalf of its Members with the affiliated leagues. These agreements cover such things as working conditions, salary and benefits.

In addition to the two summaries available below and at the left, the Association has made available complete print copies of the agreements via the PHPA Store.

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MeiGray, in association with the ECHL and the PHPA, is auctioning a complete set of forty-two (42) autographed, game-worn Reebok EDGE jerseys from the 2010 ECHL All-Star Game, beginning Wednesday, February 17th until Wednesday, March 3rd, with all proceeds benefiting the PHPA/ECHL Health and Welfare Trust fund.

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