Who let the Ice Dogs out? Actually, the question is whether the ownership of the Bozeman Ice Dogs, a Junior A hockey team, violated its written contract of employment with the team’s coach and general manager when it terminated him for poor performance based on the team’s losing record (18 wins, 35 losses, and 7 ties in his last full season). At the time of the termination, the coach had a 5 year contact specifying that he would be entitled to his salary and bonus for a full calendar year if he was terminated for other than cause. The contract did not specify any particular win/loss record or other team performance standard for the coach. The team argued that it was not required to provide the specified payment because the termination was “for cause.” What should the court decide? Why?