Hockey law, eh?

November 16, 2002

Following up on the junior hockey lawsuit story is Bill Pennington's Sports of the Times column National Passion Gone Awry.

What is red, white and blue and home to a burgeoning myriad of heedless litigation?

No, you hoser, it is not the United States court system. It's a Canadian hockey rink.

Canadian sporting tradition used to be freezing the backyard pond so the kids could play. Lately, it has been filing suit to freeze the assets of your neighbor so he will pay.