324:(CAHA). Sherbrooke relied on a prior ruling that players were not permitted to transfer without the consent of the prior team. The CAHA initially suspended Heindl, but Heindl appealed, and the full CAHA board of governors awarded Heindl to Saskatoon. In response to the ruling, the Sherbrooke club recommended that the QSHL withdraw from the CAHA.
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