Court Checks Hockey League Claim, for the Moment

A federal judge from the District of Minnesota has denied a hockey league’s bid for a preliminary injunction, which would have prevented a rival league from adopting a rule that barred its players from participating in other hockey leagues while playing for one of its teams.   Central to the court’s ruling was that plaintiff Minnesota Made Hockey, Inc. failed to show it would suffer irreparable harm if the rule was enforced. The court set the stage for its analysis by first exploring th