welcome
Sportico.com

Sportico.com

Sports

Sports

Making Sense of Junior Hockey Chaos After NCAA Rules Change

Sportico.com
Summary
Nutrition label

85% Informative

The Youngstown Phantoms , along with another team in the United States Hockey League, hired a sports litigator to help them leave the USHL for the Ontario Hockey League ( OHL ), which is part of the Canadian Hockey League .

The NCAA recently changed an eligibility bylaw regarding pre-enrollment activities to allow major junior hockey players to compete.

OHL , WHL and QMJHL players are eligible to later play for D-I college hockey programs.

The Phantoms are in a position to hire an attorney of attorney Kessler ’s caliber (and billing rate) Does the hiring of Kessler mean litigation is certain? Kessler has been retained to help the Phantoms and another team join the OHL .

If the USHL voluntarily allows the departures, Kessler would no longer have a reason to initiate an antitrust lawsuit.