The plan would pay $5,000 per amateur player signed by each NHL team, or $3,500 by each American Hockey League team, and eliminate the existing annual grant of $31,000 to the CAHA. The Canadian Press noted that clubs which operated under CAHA jurisdiction were exempt from the 20 per cent federal amusement tax, and that accepting the proposal might remove that benefit.
A new agreement would offer $5,000 for each amateur player signed by an NHL team or $3,500 for each American Hockey League team. This proposal would also cancel the annual grant of $31,000 to the CAHA. The Canadian Press noted that teams under CAHA jurisdiction were exempt from a 20% federal tax on amusement activities and that accepting this plan might eliminate this benefit.