Wed, June 9, 2004
AHL, PHPA announce CBA extension
SPRINGFIELD, Mass./ST. CATHARINES, Ont. … The American Hockey League and the Professional Hockey Players’ Association today announced the extension of the AHL-PHPA Collective Bargaining Agreement through August 31, 2007.
http://www.canoe.ca/AHL/News/2004/06/09/492274.html
This agreement will reduce the number of veterans allowed to dress for a given game from seven this year to six next season to five the season after that and beyond. The AHL defines a veteran as any player with 260 or more games of experience in the NHL, AHL, International Hockey League or European Elite Leagues.
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