When we talk about the ongoing class action lawsuit former players filed against the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) over demands for an hourly minimum wage, we’re talking about more than 100 documents, comprising thousands upon thousands of pages.
As someone who is currently minoring in law, with a focus on employment and labour law, and who has written about the case dating back to when it was first filed, I still didn’t know where to start when I received all of the recently unsealed documents.
They range from Smith Forensic Inc.’s evaluation of tax returns, balance sheets, financial statements and revenue statements for each of the Western Hockey League’s and Ontario Hockey League’s teams, to those very documents, and ultimately the CHL’s league-wide financial outlook — which includes its stunning agreement with the NHL.