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Lawsuit challenging NCAA’s ban of Canadian Hockey League players could upend college hockey
CTV News https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/lawsuit-challenging-ncaa-s-ban-of-canadian-hockey-league-players-could-upend-college-hockey-1.6999586 By John Wawrow The Associated Press Staff August 13, 2024 BUFFALO, N.Y. – The NCAA was accused of boycotting Canadian Hockey League players from Division I…
The Athletic – Article Published – Former junior hockey player who joined lawsuit claims CHL treats teens as ‘disposable’
https://theathletic.com/5329581/2024/03/15/junior-hockey-lawsuit-chl-isaiah-dilaura/ Former junior hockey player who joined lawsuit claims CHL treats teens as ‘disposable’ By Ian Mendes Isaiah DiLaura is not a household name in the hockey world by…
Opinion: Want To Change the Culture of Junior Hockey? Change the Business Model
The Globe and Mail Tony Keller February 19, 2024 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-want-to-change-the-culture-of-junior-hockey-change-the-business-model/ News Item: The NHL and Canada’s major-junior hockey leagues were hit Wednesday with a class-action lawsuit alleging they operate a…
Chronic | A turning point in the history of Canadian junior hockey?
Martin Leclerc https://ici.radio-canada.ca/sports/2050411/martin-leclerc-chronique-hockey-junior Posted at 5:00 a.m. EST The Canadian major junior hockey leagues would do well not to take lightly the class action lawsuit that was filed against them…
Lawsuit accuses Canadian major-junior hockey leagues of violating U.S. antitrust laws
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/article-lawsuit-accuses-canadian-major-junior-hockey-leagues-of-violating-us-2/ SIMON HOUPT The NHL and Canada’s major-junior hockey leagues were hit Wednesday with a class-action lawsuit alleging they operate a cartel that violates U.S. antitrust law, suppresses competition…
NHL hit with antitrust class action over youth league restrictions
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/nhl-hit-with-antitrust-class-action-over-youth-league-restrictions-2024-02-14/ Feb 14 (Reuters) – The National Hockey League and three major junior leagues were sued on Wednesday over claims that they unlawfully restrict compensation and employment mobility for thousands…
Antitrust lawsuit filed in United States against CHL, leagues
https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/antitrust-lawsuit-filed-united-states-182037875.html?guccounter=1 The Canadian Press Wed, February 14, 2024 at 2:04 p.m. EST·3 min read A new class-action lawsuit alleges Canadian major junior hockey leagues violate antitrust laws in the United…
National Hockey League Hit With Teen Players’ Wage-Fixing Suit
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/antitrust/national-hockey-league-hit-with-teen-players-wage-fixing-suit Katie Arcieri Senior Reporter COURT: S.D.N.Y. TRACK DOCKET: 1:24-cv-01066 The National Hockey League and other hockey organizations are facing an antitrust suit claiming they conspired to restrict competition among young players…
Antitrust Lawsuit: will serve as a catalyst for sweeping reforms
“This lawsuit will serve as a catalyst for sweeping reforms across major junior hockey and underscores the urgent need for a new governance model that values athlete welfare above profits,”…
Canadian major junior leagues sued over ‘atrocious’ contracts for teenage hockey players
Case Co-Led by Constantine Cannon LLP and Zelle LLP Forces a Reckoning Over How Teens are Involuntarily Drafted, Poorly Compensated and Completely Controlled by North American Hockey Cartel NEW YORK, Feb. 14,…
