The National Hockey League and other hockey organizations are facing an antitrust suit claiming they conspired to restrict competition among young players and suppressed their wages.
The North American and US divisions of the World Association of Icehockey Players Unions argue the leagues entered unlawful deals that allowed them to exploit players and illegally profit from their labor, according to a proposed class action filed Wednesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.
“This case promises to force a reckoning over how teens are completely dominated by the major junior hockey clubs that control them, ...
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