WAIPU Division North America
News
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…
Opinions
WAIPU Mission
WAIPU acts in accordance with the following principles: WAIPU is the worldwide representative organization for professional icehockey players (players’ associations). WAIPU is a democratic organization. Equality and solidarity are key…
Social Dialogue
On the 1st of December 2009 the Lisbon Treaty came into effect providing a legal basis for sports in the EU territory. Article 165 gives reference to amateur sports as…
Transfer System
WAIPU is extremely critical concerning any transfer system who is not respecting the free movement of players and is penalising a player be it financially or otherwise if he wants…
Agents
WAIPU has an extremely critical opinion about the practice of players’ agents in general. A number of those agents seems to place their own interests above those of the players…
Multimedia
CBC -Lukas Walter’s fight against Canadian junior hockey
WC Finals: Finland – Russia 12.5.07 in Moscow
Legends of Hockey: Wayne Gretzky
Legends of Hockey: Bobby Orr
