Press Release
On April 22, 2011, the Tier 1 Elite Hockey League, Inc., filed suit against six of its former Members who surreptitiously and abruptly resigned March 17 from Tier 1 after organizing a competing hockey league. Prior to March 17, these organizations, while allegedly acting in the best interests of the Tier 1 Board of Governors and making decisions concerning the Tier 1 league, were organizing a new league to directly compete with Tier 1.
The basis of the lawsuit is quite simple - a board member owes a legal fiduciary duty to the organization and cannot have any undisclosed conflicts of interest. These six Members never disclosed that they were working for months to undermine Tier 1 and set up a competing league even while serving on Tier 1's Board of Governors. They secretly organized the competing league and then, after completing their improper work, announced their resignations.
Because of their improper conduct, Tier 1 had no choice but to file an action seeking to stop the new league and to stop these six associations from being able to benefit from their wrongdoing. The action filed in court seeks only to enjoin, or stop, the associations and the new league from competing. The Tier 1 league is not seeking monetary damages.
Tier 1 Elite Hockey League is ready for the 2011-2012 season with 19 organizations committed to compete at the midget level and additional organizations are applying to become part of Tier 1. The boys (bantam through squirt) and girls divisions also are ready to compete with multiple committed organizations and additional organizations applying. The League provides the highest level of competition in the United States for teams and players from East to West and from North to South.
The number of organizations and national scope of the Tier 1 League provides the highest competition among the best players through Showcase formats, ensuring national exposure while limiting travel costs and missed school days, and avoiding expensive tournament fees.
The Tier 1 League is excited to continue in its position as the national leader of youth ice hockey development.
(Nathan can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)
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Any thoughts? How are things in your local area in terms of competitive AAA developmental hockey?
I don't know the situation too well but I am interested to hear way those six teams left.
As far as Midget AAA in Maine, a player would have to leave the state to find a competitive team. Midget AAA is viewed as a short season to get ready for the high school season. A local U-18 team won one of the Tier II National Championships and hadn't played as a team since November.
It would seem as though things may be at a type of crossroads. The USHL had a good idea of having a hand in one of leagues that acts as a feeder league. Things seem discombobulated with all the defections. I first had heard (IIRC from Jeff Brown in St Louis) about a year ago that there was going to change to help aid teams to decrease costs and school days missed. It seems as though this has become the NIHL
http://www.nihl.pointstreaksites.com/view/NIHL/home-page/about-nihl
On a slightly different tangent the teams in question (as per the article) started a different league.
http://www.hphl.us/
http://honeybaked.pucksystems.com/news_article/show/82640?referrer_id=53071
I am interested to see what kind of division this makes for hockey. If the HPHL appears to be a extention of the ADM, then where does that leave everybody else, especially the USHL (USA's Tier 1 league that is home to the NTDP)?
Hockey Canada must be laughing. =(
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