Mar 20, 2019
IceDogs fined $150K and forfeit 2021 OHL first round pick
The Ontario Hockey League and Niagara IceDogs have reached a settlement with regard to the club's violation of player recruitment rules.
TSN.ca Staff
The Ontario Hockey League and Niagara IceDogs have reached a settlement with regard to the club's violation of player recruitment rules.
In a statement released by the League on Wednesday, the IceDogs acknowledged that it violated recruitment rules and it agreed to comply.
On Feb. 15, the OHL announced the IceDogs would lose $250,000 and two first-round selections. TSN Senior Correspondent Rick Westhead reports that the IceDogs had filed an application in Ontario Supreme Court asking a judge to push those penalties aside until a claim by a former player's allegedly unfulfilled contract could be heard in an arbitration hearing.
A law firm hired by the Ontario Hockey League concluded that the IceDogs breached the league's player recruitment rules by entering into a secret side deal with a former player.