Class-action lawsuit launched against CHL, alleging abuse against players
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Former NHL player Daniel Carcillo is spearheading a class-action lawsuit against the Canadian Hockey League and its member teams on behalf of players who allegedly suffered abuse while playing major junior hockey.
Carcillo and Garrett Taylor, who played in the Western Hockey League from 2008-10, filed a statement of claim Thursday with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
The CHL and its three-member organizations, the WHL, Ontario Hockey League, and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, are listed as defendants, as are all 60 teams that play under the CHL umbrella.
A statement from Koskie Minsky LLP, the law firm representing Carcillo and Taylor, said the action “is on behalf of children aged 15-17 who were sexually and physically assaulted, hazed and otherwise abused while away from home and playing for CHL teams.”
