UPDATE (8:30 p.m.) — The ECHL and the Professional Hockey Players’ Association (PHPA) announced they’ve reached a tentative deal on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement.

The agreement was reached a few hours after PHPA released a page of issues that remained unresolved during their talks with ECHL.

The agreement still needs to be ratified by the PHPA’s ECHL membership and approved by the ECHL Board of Governors to become official.

While these processes are being completed, players stated they’ll be reporting back to their teams in good faith and preparing to play.

Further details of the agreement reached by the two organizations are set to be released at a later date.

UPDATE 12/27/2025 — The PHPA has released an update on their social media page about key issues they say are still unresolved with talks with ECHL. They include things like traveling between back-to-back games, holiday break, and health benefits.

PHPA says that the ECHL refused each of the requests,

You can read the full post here.

TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa Oilers game scheduled for tonight at 7 p.m. at BOK Center has been postponed due to ongoing contract negotiations between the ECHL and the Professional Hockey Players’ Association (PHPA) which has led to a strike.

The PHPA’s Executive Director Brian Ramsay released a statement on Tuesday stating:

“Earlier today, after sending a written request to the ECHL to resume talks last evening-which went unanswered-the PHPA contacted the ECHL with an offer to avoid missing any games and use a mediation or arbitration process to find a settlement. The ECHL responded within minutes, rejecting any interest in this solution and demanding “significant movement” and concessions from the players. This approach continues to align with the increased threats our membership has faced over the past 18 hours.”

The ECHL in response released a statement saying:

“Unfortunately, union leaders deprived players of the opportunity to vote on our last, best, and final offer – an offer that would dramatically raise player salaries by 20 percent in the first year, boost the per-diem rate, guarantee more off days, and expand the top-of-the-line equipment available to players. We did everything possible to avoid this outcome, and hope that the union leadership will drop its unworkable scheduling demands, let the players vote on our offer, and make it possible for players to return to work.”

The ECHL says the Oilers are working to have a team for their next regularly scheduled home game. You can read the proposals from the ECHL by clicking here.

The Oilers were set to play the Kansas City Mavericks tonight at 7 p.m. at the BOK Center. If you have questions about Oilers tickets, you can call their office at 918-632-7825.