An off-ice battle between hockey star Lanny McDonald and best-selling NHL author Kirstie McLellan Day has made its way to a Calgary courtroom. According to court documents, Day is seeking a judge's declaration that McDonald acted unreasonably and a court order that she be able to release the manuscript to HarperCollins. In July 2019, a publishing agreement was signed between McDonald, Day and HarperCollins for a 100,000 word memoir about McDonald's life and hockey career, according to the court document. The book, which was to be written in "the voice of Lanny McDonald" has used words that "Lanny wouldn't say." She is seeking a judge's order allowing her to release the manuscript to HarperCollins without being in contravention of the agreement she's signed with McDonald.

Source: CBC News September 15, 2020 21:00 UTC