Former WHL and Ontario Hockey League players can now join a class action lawsuit against their former teams, their leagues, and the Canadian Hockey League for alleged abuse, hazing, or bulling they may have suffered.
Lawyer Gerry Antman from Koskie Minsky LLP, the Toronto law firm that has represented plaintiffs in the case, said on the SportsCage that this is “important case that impacts basically every Canadian family with young kids who want to put their kids in hockey.”
Players have until April 6, 2027, to opt in and can contact Koskie Minsky LLP to do so. Only players who competed in the WHL and OHL from 1975 are eligible because that’s when the CHL came into existence.
“Each person’s claim is going to be evaluated on its own merit,” Antman said.
“People can provide documents if they have them. People can provide names of witness if they want to; they don’t have do. This process has really been tailormade to allow people to access justice in a way that they’re comfortable with, without maybe throwing some former teammates under the bus or without getting anybody else involved with their individual claim.”
Watch the full interview below.
