Just before the WHL season got underway, talk of a players union started circulating around the league and the country.  Eventually, the Canadian Hockey League Players Association (CHLPA) was unveiled, but since then there's been a lot questions about the proposed union that have been left unanswered.

The main questions that have come up in regards to the union is who is behind it and how many players have actually signed on to be a part of the organization.  A couple days after the CHLPA was announced back in August, they revealed former NHL player Georges Laraque as their executive director, and Laraque along with Derek Clarke, a spokesperson for the CHLPA, have been doing all the talking for the league.

The CHLPA claims to have made contact with players on all 60 of the Canadian Hockey League teams, but according to members of the Moose Jaw Warriors, they haven't heard anything from anyone involved with the union.

“Nobody on this team has been contacted, so obviously that statement isn't 100 percent true,” said Warriors captain Kendall McFaull this week when asked about whether the team has had any involvement with the CHLPA.  “We have had no contact, nor do we wish to have any contact with them.”

Morgan Rielly, the Toronto Maple Leafs' 2012 first round pick, reiterated McFaull's statement, in saying that to his knowledge no one in the Warriors locker room has spoken with someone from the CHLPA, or agreed to be a part of the proposed union.

“I haven't been approached by anyone about it and to be quite honest, I don't really know exactly what it is they plan on doing and how they plan to do it,” explained Rielly.  “I haven't been approached and I don't think any of the guys have at all either.”

Rielly added that he doesn't think a players union is something that is needed in junior hockey anyways, “I've been treated like pro hockey player here and I haven't had any problems with the schooling or the travel or anything like that, we've always been treated very well.  I don't think it's something that we need.”

The CHLPA states on their website that their mission is “To represent all CHL players in a manner that is fair and equitable, always keeping in mind the physical, mental, educational and financial well-being of each player now and in the future.”

From the start, the proposed union has said that their main goal is to “establish and manage a CHLPA education fund for the players with the players’ education as the main priority,” as stated in their proposed Collective Bargaining Agreement on their website.

All three CHL leagues; the Western Hockey League, the Ontario Hockey League and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, currently have scholarship programs in place.  In fact, the WHL announced on Wednesday that they have a total of 301 graduated players are using WHL scholarships this academic year.

The story of the CHLPA took a turn towards the strange on Wednesday as numerous media outlets, including the Toronto Sun and TSN reported that Derek Clarke, the CHLPA spokesperson, might not actually be who he says he is.   Both outlets are reporting that Clarke could be Randy Gumbley, who as recently as 2009 was convicted in Ontario of 11 fraud-related charges.

More on this story is expected to come out in the next days and weeks, but as it stands right now, the CHLPA hasn't made it's way into the Moose Jaw Warriors locker room.

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