A GUIDE TO THE UNIQUE NHL AHL RELATIONSHIP
Beginning in 1936 as the “International American Hockey League”, the American Hockey League (the “AHL”) serves as the premier development leaRead More…
Year: 2020
SALARY ARBITRATION IN THE NHL. WITH 2020 UPDATES.
By Alec Roberson It’s the NHL’s offseason and your favorite team has a list of restricted free agents (“RFAs”). They will be unable to plaRead More…
HAZING IN HOCKEY…. A NEW LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CHL – Part II
By Alec Roberson Routinely victims of hazing, bullying, physical and verbal harrassment, physical assault, sexual harassment, and sexual assault. Read More…
HAZING IN HOCKEY…INITIATION INTO THE CLUB OR ABUSE? PART I
By Alec Roberson School of hard knocks or hockey abuse? As quickly as one problem has dissipated for the Canadian Hockey League (“CHL”) anotheRead More…
Medical Care in Hockey Players: A Need to Redefine Toughness
By Yvon Bryan “Out two to three weeks with an upper body injury.” We are all familiar with this vague hockey injury disclosure nomenclature prRead More…
CHL REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH FORMER PLAYERS IN MINIMUM WAGE LAWSUIT
By Alec Roberson On May 15, 2020, the Canadian Hockey League (“CHL”) finally settled lengthy litigation with ex-CHL players involving tRead More…
BRENDAN LEIPSIC’S TERMINATION MAY LEAD TO MORE QUESTIONS THAN MEET THE EYE
By Alec Roberson and Mikhail Bryan A few weeks ago Brendan Leipsic of the Washington Capitals was released after screenshotsRead More…
LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY TO “MAKE THE JUMP”
By Mikhail Bryan A few weeks ago, Long Island University (“LIU”) made an exciting announcement. The school will be fielding an NCAA DivisRead More…
COVID-19 STOPPED THE NHL. DID IT STOP THE PLAYERS’ PAYCHECKS TOO?
By Alec Roberson We may never again see anything in our lifetime like the COVID-19 global pandemic. Whole sectors of the economy have come to a Read More…
A FITNESS TEST OR A HARMLESS INTERVIEW: A POTENTIAL VIOLATION OF THE NHL’S SCOUTING COMBINE FITNESS TESTING POLICY BY THE ARIZONA COYOTES
By: Alec Roberson Every year before the NHL entry draft, the NHL hosts a scouting combine that allows for NHL draft eligible prospects tRead More…