TORONTO, Sept. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Koskie Minsky LLP announces that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has created an opt-in process for legal claims for individuals who suffered hazing or abuse while playing Major Junior Hockey in the Ontario Hockey League and the Western Hockey League of the Canadian Hockey League.
Under the opt-in process for legal claims, actions will be brought in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on behalf of groups of players that played for the same team. Koskie Minsky LLP will be counsel on each action.
To take part in the opt-in process for legal claims, former players should contact Koskie Minsky LLP as soon as possible, and no later than April 6, 2027. Players that contact Koskie Minsky LLP after April 6, 2027 will not be able to participate in the opt-in process for legal claims.
Anyone with questions should contact Koskie Minsky LLP by phone (1-833-630-1791), email (hockeyabuseclaims@kmlaw.ca), or postal mail (900-20 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON, M5H 3R3). The opt-in process for legal claims was approved under Ontario Superior Court of Justice Court File No. CV-20-00642705-00CP.
Additional information is available online at www.kmlaw.ca/chl
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