NHL v. Basha Restaurant

Basha Restaurant on rue Drummond

The Basha restaurant by the Bell Centre now has more to worry about than preparing a delicious shawarma. The National Hockey League is demanding 89,000 dollars in compensation for a sign outside the restaurant that displayed a Montreal Canadiens sweater. The sign also had the slogan "Go Habs Go" on it. Both the slogan and the jersey are trademarks of the NHL according to a lawyer working for the league. The owner of the Lebanese restaurant called the allegations nonsense and wonders why his establishment was singled out.

A similar case took place in Vancouver in late April where the NHL demanded a sign be taken down at a car dealership that displayed the slogan "Go Canucks Go." The dealership has since changed the sign to "Go __nucks go," hoping to avoid the charges.