The PWHPA players’ union has ratified its collective bargaining agreement, a landmark step ahead of the launch of a new women’s professional hockey league, multiple people involved in the process told The Athletic on Sunday night.
The vote to ratify the CBA opened Thursday night and players that make up the union — which is called the Professional Women’s Hockey League Players Association — were given 72 hours to do so. According to sources briefed on the situation, the vote was unanimous.
The agreement — between the Professional Women’s Hockey League and the PWHLPA — will last for eight years, expiring July 31, 2031, according to multiple sources who have reviewed the document. The PWHL is not the final name for the league.
The progressive CBA is over 40 pages, with 30 articles including, but not limited to: player salaries and player-related expenses; benefits; player movement; roster size; travel; and safety and working conditions, according to people who reviewed the document. Specific items covered in the document range from league-minimum salaries to meals, hotel accommodations, per diem, housing, relocation expenses, health insurance, pregnancy benefits, parental leave, a 401(k) program, nursing accommodations and more. The full document is not yet…
