Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law
By Dan Canavan With the hockey season well underway, I thought it would be a great time to catch up with Bill Scott, Director of Hockey Operations for the American Hockey League. Bill is currently in his fourth season with the AHL, after serving as the Coordinator of Hockey Operations for the East Coast Hockey [...]
By Dan Canavan After obtaining approval from Bankruptcy Judge Redfield T. Baum, the NHL officially became the owner of your Phoenix Coyotes on November 2, 2009. After a series of bankruptcy setoffs and other creditor transactions, the NHL paid approximately $140 million for the Coyotes. The NHL and the other 29 clubs will shoulder the [...]
A few months back, I wrote that the registration for the mark “Hartford Whalers” had expired. This discussion is relevant, because new Hartford Whalers jerseys are back on the market. According to Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo! Sports’ blog Puck Daddy, IceJerseys.com is selling 1979 Hartford Whalers replica jerseys: Strike up the Brass Bonanza, because that’s about to change. [...]
By Dan Canavan Last week, Judge Redfield T. Baum rejected the bids of the NHL and Jim Balsillie to purchase the troubled Phoenix Coyotes out of bankruptcy. Judge Baum’s decision effectively concludes Balsillie’s attempt to relocate the Coyotes to Hamilton, Ontario. Judge Baum rejected Balsillie’s bid, which was conditioned on moving the team, as it would have [...]
On Monday, August 31, 2009, the NHLPA announced that its executive board voted “overwhelmingly” to dismiss Paul Kelly as executive director. The NHLPA executive board, which is made up of 30 players from each club, has announced that Ian Penny will serve as the interim executive director. The executive board also announced that it has [...]
As first reported on the message boards of the Hartford Whalers’ fan site whalerwatch.com, the trademark registration for the mark “Hartford Whalers” has expired. At first blush, it is logical that the trademark registration has expired, as the mark must be used in commerce to maintain its protection, and the Whalers ceased to exist in [...]
By Dan Canavan The NHL franchise currently known as the Phoenix Coyotes will be put up for auction by the Bankruptcy Court. On Monday, Judge Redfield T. Baum ruled that the team would be auctioned, and set a two-tiered schedule for the sale of the Club, designed to favor a local ownership group willing to keep [...]
