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Heated Hostility: Filomena v. Blackhawk and Hockey’s Ongoing LGBT Discrimination Issue
While eight to nine million Americans viewed HBO’s hockey romance Heated Rivalry, one viewer couldn’t fully enjoy the show’s fictionalized portrayal of life as a gay professional hockey player...
Erin Duffy
Mar 194 min read


The Major Hockey League: Thin Line Between Inspiration and Infringement
Canadian-made TV show “Heated Rivalry” is introducing a new audience to the sport of ice hockey as the show focuses on rivals Ilya Rozanov of the Boston Raiders and Shane Hollander of the Montreal Metros...
Juhi Patel
Feb 54 min read


Utah Hockey Club on Thin Ice With Trademark Office While Searching for a New Identity
At the end of the 2023-24 National Hockey League (“NHL”) season, the league declared that the Arizona Coyotes (“Coyotes”) would be relocated to Salt Lake City, Utah.
Villanova Sports Law Blog
Apr 29, 20256 min read


Palm Trees in Buffalo? The Impact of Taxes on the NHL’s Free Agency Market
Amidst a 5-game losing streak, Buffalo Sabres’ General Manager (“GM”) Kevin Adams sat down to answer questions from the press.
Villanova Sports Law Blog
Mar 18, 20256 min read
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