Legal Opinion
Donatelli v. National Hockey League
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided March 13, 1989No. Civ. A. 88-0594 LPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
LAGUEUX, District Judge.
The present dispute arose out of contract negotiations between a Rhode Island hockey player, John Clark Donatelli, (“Donatelli”), and a Canadian professional hockey team, the Edmonton Oilers Hockey Corp. (“Edmonton”). After initial, unsatisfactory negotiation attempts with Edmonton, Donatelli sought to be declared a free agent by the National Hockey League (“NHL”). The NHL ruled that Donatelli was still the property of Edmonton and was not free to negotiate with any other NHL teams. Subsequently, an arbitrator reached the same conclusion and…
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