I'm not much of a follower of hockey since the strike and all the rule changes, but I came across this item:

Fans suing NHL over television rights will have case heard after ruling
By Chris Peters | Hockey Writer August 10, 2014 10:50 am ET CBS Sports

..."The NHL is finding itself waist deep in litigation it seems lately. With a number of lawsuits piling up from former players related to brain injuries, the league is also still dealing with a lawsuit filed two years ago by a group of fans. Those fans will have their case heard after a judge dismissed the NHL's motion to have the suit dismissed. That decision was unsealed Friday.
The suit filed by six fans of the league allege that the NHL and Major League Baseball's restrictions on local TV broadcasts are anti-competitive. According to Rick Westhead of TSN.ca, the trial is expected to proceed early in 2015."...

..."In a lawsuit filed in New York two years ago, a group of disgruntled fans claimed that the restrictions on broadcasting were inappropriately driving up the price of sports cable television packages."...

http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/eye-on-...d-after-ruling