A U.S. District Court judge in Washington state has dismissed a class-action lawsuit that attempted to end the entry draft system in major junior hockey, citing jurisdictional issues with the case.

“Given that the majority of the conduct at issue occurred in Canada, asserting jurisdiction for a small group and allowing the small group to potentially upend the conduct of business that mostly occurs in another country would be like the tail wagging the dog,” Judge Tana Lin wrote in a May 23 decision.

Lin noted that nine of 60 Canadian Hockey League teams are based in the........

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