A Manitoba Junior “B” hockey league is facing a lawsuit and possible injunction early in its inaugural season. 

The Capital Region Junior Hockey League, which was formed in May when the Lundar Falcons, Selkirk Fishermen, St. Mall Warriors and North Winnipeg Satellites left the Keystone Junior Hockey league, faces legal action from five First Nations. 

Peguis First Nation, Norway House Cree Nation, Fisher River Cree Nation, Cross Lake First Nation and Opaskwayak Cree Nation have filed legal paperwork, and say that the new league creates a divide between Indigenous and non-Indigenous players. 

The First Nations also allege that players were poached from the First Nations. 

The paperwork was filed on October 31st, and targets not only the new league, but also a number of teams in the Interlake region, the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association and Hockey Manitoba.