Being A Team Player – Personal and Player Development
By Mikhail Bryan What is the best way to develop as a team player? How can a young player grow and develop so they can play on a team at the higheRead More…
THE NHL CBA AND THE 2020-21 SEASON THAT ALMOST NEVER HAPPENED
How the NHL’s Proposal on Salary Deferral and Escrow Could Have Led to CBA Violations and Labor Law Issues By Alec Roberson We were all blessedRead More…
HOCKEY SPECIALIZATION….CAN THERE BE TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING?
By Mikhail Bryan The idea of specializing in one unique subject has become increasingly popular in many facets of our lives. In society, we all loRead More…
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…
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…