The league issued a statement on Friday afternoon, saying that it "made its last, best, and final offer to the Professional Hockey Players’ Association," which was seemingly not accepted by the union. The PHPA released the following statement later in the day.
An update from the Professional Hockey Players’ Association.
— PHPA (@thephpa) December 26, 2025
The PHPA would like to express its gratitude for the continued support shown by fans, the broader hockey community, our brothers and sisters in sport, active and retired players, and communities in and out of the… pic.twitter.com/qQ6IAwuHhi
A large slate of games was supposed to be played Friday night but all were postponed. Like junior hockey, games around the Christmas break typically draw some of the largest crowds of the season. The strike beginning during this time is certainly not a coincidence.
This will be fascinating to follow. This is much more like a "real world" bargaining situation. Neither side, for the most part, has millions of dollars they can simply fall back on – like an NHL labour stoppage – and wait this out.
Some media have reported that several teams will try to ice teams during the strike.
This labour disruption impacts a number of former Saint John Sea Dogs. 10 former Sea Dogs skaters and one goaltender have played in the ECHL so far this season.
| Player | Team | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Drew Elliott | Tulsa | 17 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Ryan Francis | Atlanta | 25 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Matt Murphy | Fort Wayne | 22 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Oliver Cooper | Florida | 25 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Olivier Leblanc | Tahoe | 29 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Kevin Gursoy | Tulsa | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Vincent Sevigny | Reading | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Nick Deakin-Poot | Fort Wayne | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Nathan Noel | Norfolk Iowa | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Nico Blachman | Fort Wayne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vincent Sevigny has played just five ECHL games because, according to the Reading Royals, he has signed four professional tryout agreements with AHL teams this season, the latest coming a couple weeks ago with the Syracuse Crunch.
Jonathan Lemieux, who has also bounced between the AHL and ECHL, is the lone ex-Sea Dogs goaltender to see ECHL action this season. Lemieux is 2-4-2 with a 3.40 goals against average and a .884 save percentage in nine games with the Kalamazoo Wings.
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