Court Dismisses Antitrust Claim of For-profit Hockey Rink Operator

A federal judge from the Northern District of Illinois has dismissed the antitrust claim of a for-profit hockey rink operator and its subsidiary against the Amateur Hockey Association of Illinois (Association), finding that it failed to show the requisite injury upon which relief could be granted.   The plaintiffs in the case were Black Bear Sports Group, Inc. and its subsidiary, Center Ice Arena, LLC. Black Bear operates 10 rinks across the United States. Four of those rinks are in the Chi