Dozens of minor hockey teams in Winnipeg are scrambling to find ice time next month after being swept out of Southdale Community Centre by a film production.

Hockey Winnipeg, the non-profit organization that manages youth hockey in the city, is accusing Southdale, a publicly funded facility, of putting private enterprise and profit over people and community.

The feature film being shot, called Sticks and Stones , is about American curler John Shuster and his underdog team's journey to winning the 2018 Olympic gold medal — the first U.S. team to win curling gold.

Filming began around the city last month and is expected to wrap up in mid-January.

CBC News has reached out to the Southdale Community Centre and representatives of the film production for comment, but has not yet he

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