Impact of no CBA

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2005

• Salary cap: 65.5% of designated gross revenues

• Unrestricted free agents: Must have four or more accrued seasons

• Restricted free agents: Must have three accrued seasons

• Franchise players: Each club may designate one

• Transition players: Each club may designate one in lieu of a franchise player

• Salary bonus proration: Maximum of five years

• Unrestricted free agent signing restrictions: None

• Benefits: Second career savings plan, supplemental disability, player annuity program, severance pay plan, tuition assistance plan

• Minimum salaries: In effect

 

 

 

 

 

2006

• Salary cap: 64.5% of designated gross revenues

• Unrestricted free agents: Must have four or more accrued seasons

• Restricted free agents: Must have three accrued seasons

• Franchise players: Each club may designate one

• Transition players: Each club may designate one in lieu of a franchise player

• Salary bonus proration: Maximum of four years

• Unrestricted free agent signing restrictions: None

• Benefits: Second career savings plan, supplemental disability, player annuity program, severance pay plan, tuition assistance plan

• Minimum salaries: In effect with increase of $5,000 over 2005

 

 

 

 

2007

• Salary cap: None

• Unrestricted free agents: Must have six or more accrued seasons

• Restricted free agents: Must have three, four or five accrued seasons

• Franchise players: Each club may designate one

• Transition players: Each club may designate one in addition to a franchise player

• Salary bonus proration: None

• Unrestricted free agent signing restrictions: Final eight teams from 2006 have restricted ability to sign unrestricted free agents

• Benefits: None (teams no longer contribute to second career savings plan, supplemental disability, player annuity program, severance pay plan, tuition assistance plan)

• Minimum salaries: In effect; same as 2006