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OHL Suspends Owner Of The Flint Firebirds For Five Years, Fines Him $250,000The commissioner of the Ontario Hockey League brought down the hammer on the Flint Firebirds today, finding that owner Rolf Nilsen “has on several occasions violated an agreement he signed ... between himself and the OHL.” While commissioner David Branch’s statement didn’t lay out Nilsen’s violation...

OHL Suspends Team Owner After He Fires Coaching Staff For The Second Time This SeasonNormally the owners of OHL teams wouldn’t be of note, but Flint Firebirds owner Rolf Nilsen’s handling of his team has been so poor that the league stepped in and took control away from him....

Fired Junior Hockey Coaches Rehired After Entire Team Quits In ProtestParents of youth athletes are notorious for carping about how little playing time precious Madison and Hunter are receiving, complaining to the coach and yelling from the stands. But rarely does a parent own the team their kid plays on, and even more rarely do they fire the entire coaching staff to ...