These new coaching rules will go into affect this offseason (summer of 2017).

-No coach who finished the previous NHL season as full (not interim) NHL head coach will allowed to be the coach of a BRHL MINOR team.

-Any current BRHL minor league coach, who finished the this NHL season as full time NHL head coach, will be offered a PRO job with their BRHL team regardless of his contract status during the offseason.

-If team declines to promote coach to PRO, coach becomes a FA

-If a team does promote coach to PRO, they must fire (buyout) current head coach, if he is still under contract.

-If Pro contract has ended and they have a minor coach who fits the scenario regardless of remaining contract terms, they will be offered PRO jobs for both candidates and must choose between the two and the remaining goes to FA.

-During Free Agency, no NHL head coach that finished the season can be bid on for a MINOR job.

- NHL/AHL Assistants and AHL head coaches are free for bidding for both PRO and Minor jobs as before.

-Maximum of years to be signed as a FA will be set at 3 years.

-During free agency, if a coach receives both a PRO offer and a MINOR offer (and coach is MINOR eligible), the higher bid would be the PRO offer UNLESS the per year salary in the MINORS is 2.5 times greater than the PRO offer. Example: 1 year pro offer is received for $400k, then a minor offer of $1M per season would be needed to take lead on the bidding.

-Minimum salary to be set at $400K a year for a PRO coach

-Minimum salary to be set at $250k a year for a MINOR coach.

-Minimum salary requirement to be grandfathered and to be effective with new FA signings or contract extensions.