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22 U. Denv. Sports & Ent. L.J. 213 (2019)
Paid to Play - The Canadian Hockey League Players Class Action Litigation

handle is hein.journals/denversel22 and id is 219 raw text is: PAID TO PLAY? - THE CANADIAN HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYERS CLASS ACTION LITIGATION By: Kenneth Win. Thornicroft* ABSTRACT In 2014, the National Labor Relations Board's Regional Director ruled that scholarship football players at Northwestern University were employees . Subsequently, in 2015, the full board, andwithout deciding the players' status, declined to assert jurisdiction effectively ending the dispute. There are parallels between this dispute and lawsuits currently before the Canadian courts involving the Canadian Hockey League (CHL'). The CHL is nominally an amateur league and is the principal development league for players hoping to pursue a career as a professional hockey player. The players claim they are employees under provincial employment standards statutes. The CHL maintains that the players are student athletes , akin to NCAA Division I scholarship athletes. This article examines the similarities and distinctions between CHL players and NCAA Division I athletes, discusses the CHL litigation, the probable outcome, and the possible ramifications of this litigation for the CHL and its players. * 0 Kenneth Wm. Thornicroft, LL.B./J.D., Ph.D., Barrister & Solicitor; Professor of Law & Employment Relations; Peter B. Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia CANADA V8W 2Y2

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