Photo credit Boston Globe Boston Bruins forward Milan Lucic remains on an indefinite leave of absence from the team following an incident around 1 a.m. in Boston Saturday morning, November 18th, in which the police responded to a call from the player’s wife, Brittany, who told officers, per the portions of the police report that... Continue Reading →
Head coach Candice Moxley is back behind the bench for Western University’s women’s hockey team following an investigation led by London, Ontario, lawyer Elizabeth Hewitt.[1] Western, a university in London, whose sports teams play in U-Sports, the rough equivalent of NCAA DI athletics, retained Hewitt in August, according to sources, to investigate allegations that Moxley... Continue Reading →
A second former player from the Chicago Blackhawks organization who alleges that former video coach Brad Aldrich sexually assaulted him during the 2009-10 season filed a negligence lawsuit against the Blackhawks November 2, 2023, asking for in excess of $300k in damages. The Chicago Blackhawks settled a similar suit with former player Kyle Beach in... Continue Reading →
On October 26, 2023, the National Hockey League (NHL) issued a statement that caught almost everyone outside of those affected unawares. The NHL announced it was suspending the Ottawa Senators’ restricted free agent Shane Pinto for forty-one games for “activities related to sports wagering.”[1] Pinto was sitting out of camp without a contract for unrelated... Continue Reading →
(photo credit CNN) On October 24th, the NHL issued a statement on the use of symbolic tape in support of social causes that repealed the earlier ban, instituted following the June 2023 Board of Governors meeting, that prohibited teams from promoting special event nights – include Pride, Military Appreciation, Black History, and Hockey Fights Cancer... Continue Reading →
(Photo credit WTOL11) As previously reported here, Bowling Green State University’s (BGSU) men’s NCAA DI hockey team began its season without head coach Ty Eigner and three players.[1] The team is now 1-5 on the season after losing a pair of games by identical scores of 5-2 over the weekend at home against Western Michigan.... Continue Reading →
(Photo credit The Globe and Mail) Hockey Canada and the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), the umbrella organization comprised of the country’s three major junior leagues, continue to face legal issues on multiple, interconnected fronts related to player conduct, Hockey Canada oversight of player conduct at IIHF events, and the CHL’s relationship to its own players.... Continue Reading →
Bowling Green State University’s men’s NCAA DI hockey team, a member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), faces a tougher than expected start to the season. On Monday, September 18th, the University placed head coach Ty Eiger on administrative leave and suspended three players on an interim basis pending a full investigation of an... Continue Reading →
The Columbus Blue Jackets hired Mike Babcock as head coach July 1, 2023. Babcock, who led the Detroit Red Wings to a Stanley Cup in 2008, is the only coach to have won the Stanley Cup, Olympic gold (twice), the World Cup, the world hockey championship and the world junior championship. On Sunday, September 17,... Continue Reading →
Former NFL reporter Jim Trotter, who had been with NFL Network for five years, filed suit on September 12, 2023 in the United States District Court Southern District of New York against the NFL, NFL Enterprises LLC, and NFL Network Services, LLC, alleging racial discrimination on the part of the NFL and NFL Network. Trotter,... Continue Reading →