STATELINE, Nev. – The ECHL and the Professional Hockey Players’ Association (PHPA) announced today that both parties have ratified an agreement on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement.
With the agreement, the 2025-26 ECHL regular season resumes on Tuesday night.
“This new agreement ratified by both the ECHL and the Professional Hockey Players’ Association significantly increases player compensation, improves health and safety and delivers on new initiatives that are responsive to our players’ needs, while supporting our league’s continued growth and ability to put an entertaining and accessible product on the ice for our fans and the communities we serve,” said ECHL Commissioner, Ryan Crelin. “I am so appreciative of the dedication and effort of our CBA committee, who worked tirelessly to reach this agreement on behalf of the entire ECHL community.”
The ECHL Tahoe Knight Monsters are on the road for a game against the Rapid City Rush on New Year’s Eve, then return to Lake Tahoe Friday for a “New Year’s Celly” and weekend-long Margaritaville event against the Allen Americans. For tickets, visit https://knightmonstershockey.com/.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters, who are the ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights and the AHL’s Henderson Silver Knights, announced Monday that forwards Sloan Stanick and Jordan Gustafson have been recalled to the Silver Knights.