Canadian senior lacrosse leagues ask American pro league to relax player contracts
Canada’s two senior lacrosse leagues are asking knowledgeable league based mostly in the USA to loosen restrictions on its participant contracts.
Ontario’s Main Sequence Lacrosse and British Columbia’s Western Lacrosse Affiliation administer the Mann Cup, Canada’s senior indoor lacrosse championship.
A lot of the Premier Lacrosse League’s area lacrosse season overlaps with the 2 indoor leagues’ season.
The 2 Canadian leagues say the PLL has lately added a provision to its customary contracts that will forestall its gamers from competing in different sporting occasions.
That new provision would forestall a number of Canadian gamers who compete in each area and indoor lacrosse from collaborating within the Mann Cup.
The MSL and WLA are asking the PLL to have “good-faith discussions” with its Canadian gamers and the indoor leagues to discover a resolution to the dispute.
The Mann Cup was not contested in 2020 or 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
It is likely one of the oldest sports activities trophies in North America, courting again to 1910.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Might 5, 2022.
The Canadian Press
