The Professional Hockey Players’ Association (PHPA) is proud to announce a new partnership between the PHPA and Université Laval’s Faculty of Business Administration (FSA ULaval), expanding educational opportunities for PHPA members, alumni, and their families.

This collaboration enhances the PHPA’s ongoing commitment to support members in their personal and professional growth, both during and after their playing careers, while strengthening access to high-quality French-language education for our Francophone membership.

Through this partnership, PHPA members will benefit from:

• Support in navigating program options, admissions, course registration, and academic administration — with flexibility that accounts for the unique demands of a professional hockey career.
• Opportunities to be recognized for exceptional academic achievement in for-credit programs.
• Access to preferred rates on select non-credit executive education courses offered by FSA ULaval.

Brian Ramsay, Executive Director of the PHPA, remarked: “We are proud to team up with FSA ULaval to expand access to premier French-language education for our members and their families. This partnership reflects our ongoing commitment to providing resources that support our diverse membership both on and off the ice.”

Margaret Schomaker, Vice Dean of Academics, Student Affairs and International Accreditations at FSA ULaval, emphasized the significance of this collaboration: ” With this new partnership, FSA ULaval is strengthening its role as a leading francophone institution for the education of professional athletes and their families. The demanding career of professional hockey builds skills—resilience, quick decision-making, teamwork—that translate naturally into the business world. We are proud to support PHPA members through this transition.”

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About the PHPA
Since 1967, the Professional Hockey Players’ Association (PHPA) has served to advance and advocate on behalf of its members. The PHPA represents more than 1,800 players across 62 teams in the AHL and ECHL, while also serving more than 10,000 former PHPA Members through its Alumni Network. For more information, please visit PHPA.com.

About FSA ULaval
FSA ULaval is located in Québec City, a UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site. As part of a select group of business schools that hold the prestigious AACSB International and EQUIS accreditations while also being a signatory member of the PRME initiative of the United Nations Global Compact, FSA ULaval is proud of its high-quality education and research, as well as its international reputation for technology-enhanced pedagogical innovation. FSA ULaval ranks among the most dynamic and innovative faculties and business schools in Canada, with 26 research chairs, groups, laboratories and centres.