What follows is a summary of the league’s findings, and a statement from Johnston:

The Winterhawks were found to have committed the following violations:

• A player contract signed in 2009, involving flights for the player’s family and a summer training program

• Over the last five years, seven families were provided flights 2-4 times per season based on financial need and their distance from Portland

• Twice in the last five years the team paid for two players to each have a one-week summer training regimen

• The Winterhawks provided a cell phone for its team captain for a period of three seasons


The WHL’s audit found no violations involving monetary payments made to players, their families or agents, or any violations related to the league’s educational packages.


I lifted this from Pat Siedlecki's blog http://canesbroadcaster.blogspot.ca/, it all seems very minor compared to some of the stories many of us have heard about over the years.