In 1925, the members of the National Hockey League’s Hamilton Tigers finished in first place and were on their way to the Stanley Cup Finals to contend for the championship. The players of the league, not having a collective agreement with the league at the time, were not paid to play any playoff games even though the owners still sold tickets to these games and gathered concession revenue.

The players of the Hamilton Tigers chose to strike for playoff pay before agreeing to continue with the playoff games. NHL President Frank Calder withheld the players' back-pay for the regular season, declared the Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champions and fined each of the Tigers' players $200 (the average full-season salary for a player was $900).

The team was moved to New York City the next season and the city of Hamilton hasn’t had a NHL franchise since.

This petition calls on the National Hockey League to end the 100 Year Misconduct and issue a formal apology to the people of Hamilton and the families of the players of 1924-1925 Hamilton Tigers for the punitive actions against the team because they sought to advance the cause of labour and workers' rights!

Please fill out the form to sign your name to this petition. If you are part of a larger group that would like to endorse the petition, please contact the Hamilton and District Labour Council at the following email: amarco@rogers.com.

A century-old injustice to the team, their families, and their fans should be addressed by the National Hockey League immediately!