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Hockey Canada concedes concerns over sexual-assault allegations have affected world junior attendance
— EMBARGO: NO ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION, WEB POSTING OR STREET SALES BEFORE 3:00 A.M. ET ON SUNDAY, AUG. 14, 2022. NO EXCEPTIONS FOR ANY REASONS — The 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on Aug. 11, 2022. Once a jewel of Hockey Canada’s schedule, the world junior tournament is playing to a largely empty arena as turmoil surrounding sexual assault allegations and lawsuit settlements forces Canadians to rethink what they believe about the sport. (Ian Austen/The New York Times)
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Hockey Canada scored poorly in governance review before sexual-assault settlement controversy
Rogers Place during the game between Canada and Latvia at the World Junior Hockey Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, August 10, 2022. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
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Hockey Canada looks to hire director of sport safety to address abuse, harassment
Toronto lawyer Andrea Skinner has been appointed interim chair of Hockey Canada's board of directors. A Hockey Canada logo is shown on the jersey of a player with Canada’s National Junior Team during a training camp practice in Calgary, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Hockey Canada appoints board member Andrea Skinner as interim chair
Steven Zakem, left, managing partner at law firm Aird & Berlis, and Andrea Skinner, chair of the firm's Diversity and Inclusion Committee, pose for a photo in the atrium below the company's offices in Toronto, Thursday, March 25, 2021. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
opinion
Hockey Canada is ragging the puck while losing the game
The Editorial Board
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Hockey Canada sexual-assault scandal casts a pall over upcoming world junior tournament
Canada’s national junior team players skate during a training camp practice in Calgary, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Hockey Canada needs more leadership changes, says federal sport minister after board chair resigns
Hockey Canada board chair Michael Brind’Amour stepping down from position. Photo credit Hockey Canada
opinion
It should be game over for Hockey Canada if the organization doesn’t change
Jashvina Shah
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Hockey Canada’s strategy of deflecting serves no one but its disgraced leadership
Cathal Kelly
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Large majority of Canadians angry over Hockey Canada’s use of registration fees to settle sexual-assault lawsuits, poll finds
A Hockey Canada logo is shown on the jersey of a player with Canada’s National Junior Team during a training camp practice in Calgary, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Former Supreme Court judge Thomas Cromwell heads Hockey Canada review
Justice Thomas Cromwell stands at the Supreme Court of Canada on Wednesday. The retiring judge says he feels ‘very sorry’ for what happened to Justice Marc Nadon two years ago.
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Woman at centre of Hockey Canada scandal breaks silence
A commemorative jersey is pictured at Hockey Canada's news conference in Toronto on Thursday, June 26, 2014 to launch their 100th anniversary celebration plans. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Minor hockey associations begin to rebel against Hockey Canada
A commemorative jersey is pictured at Hockey Canada's news conference in Toronto on Thursday, June 26, 2014 to launch their 100th anniversary celebration plans.
opinion
As a former minister of sport, I have zero confidence in Hockey Canada’s leadership
Kirsty Duncan
opinion
If hockey is our game, then its history of violence is also our legacy – one that Canada must reckon with
Kristi Allain
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Hockey Canada says it paid $8.9-million to settle 21 cases of alleged sexual assault since 1989
Hockey Canada President and Chief Operating Officer Scott Smith, second from right, appears as a witness alongside fellow witnesses at the standing committee on Canadian Heritage in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 27, 2002, looking into how Hockey Canada handled allegations of sexual assault and a subsequent lawsuit. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Ottawa was not aware Hockey Canada fund was used to settle sexual-assault claims
Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Sport, arrives to appear as a witness at the standing committee on Canadian Heritage in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, looking into Hockey Canada's involvement in alleged sexual assaults committed in 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Ottawa knew about Hockey Canada sexual-assault claim in 2018
Witnesses Isabelle Mondou, Deputy Minister of Canadian Heritage and Michel Ruest, Senior Director, Programs, Sport Canada Branch of Canadian Heritage appear at the standing committee on Canadian Heritage in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, looking into Hockey Canada's involvement in alleged sexual assaults committed in 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
Hockey Canada gets dragged, kicking and screaming, into the year 2017
Robyn Urback
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Ottawa urged to hold sports leaders accountable as Hockey Canada faces scrutiny over response to sexual-assault allegations
A Canadian flag sits on a pair of seats reserved for fans amidst empty stands during first period quarter-final IIHF World Junior Championships hockey action between Canada and Switzerland, in Buffalo, N.Y., on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
opinion
Would hockey, and Canada, be better without Hockey Canada?
The Editorial Board
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Hockey Canada releases plan to address ‘toxic’ culture ahead of hearings
Team Canada jersey during team practice for the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships, in Vancouver on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. Canada is scheduled to play Denmark in their first game on Wednesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
opinion
Hockey Canada’s PR flurry just a futile attempt to dodge responsibility
Cathal Kelly
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Hockey Canada used health fund for lawsuits, documents say
Hockey Canada jersey during a news conference in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Players from 2003 World Juniors hockey team say unaware of alleged sex assault in Halifax
Team Canada player breaks up ice during practice ahead of the upcoming semi-final IIHF World Junior Championships, against the Czech Republic in Buffalo, N.Y., on Wednesday, January 3, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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London police reopen investigation in alleged sexual assault involving members of 2018 world junior hockey team
A Hockey Canada jersey is displayed with memorabilia from the 2010 Olympics at the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame before a Canadian Olympic Committee briefing on the initial investment estimates for hosting the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, in Vancouver, on Friday, July 8, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Hockey Canada reveals sexual-assault allegations involving 2003 national junior hockey players in Halifax
Team Canada jersey during team practice for the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships, in Vancouver on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. Canada is scheduled to play Denmark in their first game on Wednesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Hockey Canada needs a ‘real reckoning,’ Trudeau says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on Bowen Island, B.C., on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. The prime minister says it’s “hard for anyone” to have faith in Hockey Canada’s leadership as revelations emerge about how the federation maintains a fund meant to partially handle sexual abuse claims.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Parents, minor-league associations question transparency of Hockey Canada’s equity fund
Team Red and Team White logos are shown following the CHL Top Prospects Game in Hamilton, Ont. on January 16, 2020. The Canadian Hockey League has settled three class-action lawsuits filed by former and current junior players seeking backpay for minimum wage. The CHL -- an umbrella organization for the Western Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League -- and the plaintiffs announced the settlements that amount to a total of $30 million on Friday. HE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
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Hockey Canada suspends use of players’ registration fees to settle sexual-assault claims
Scott Smith speaks during a news conference in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday December 1, 2016. The Hockey Canada CEO and his predecessor, Tom Renney, will be back in Ottawa next week as MPs continue to press the under-fire federation for answers on its handling of an alleged sexual assault and out-of-court settlement that has rocked the sport. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Trudeau condemns Hockey Canada over fund to settle sexual assault claims
A Hockey Canada jersey is displayed with memorabilia from the 2010 Olympics at the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame before a Canadian Olympic Committee briefing on the initial investment estimates for hosting the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, in Vancouver, on Friday, July 8, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Federal committee vows to use its powers to get answers to Hockey Canada assault scandal
Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage Chair Hedy Fry speaks about the committee's report on the Media and Local Communities during a news conference in Ottawa, Thursday June 15, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
opinion
Mass resignations can’t be far off after latest Hockey Canada revelations
Cathal Kelly
investigation
How Hockey Canada used registration fees to build a fund to cover sexual-assault claims
Rogers Place arena sits empty after the cancellation of the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Edmonton on Wednesday, December 29, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Canadian world junior player asked woman whether she had gone to police after alleged sexual assault
A Canadian flag sits on a pair of seats reserved for fans amidst empty stands during first period quarter-final IIHF World Junior Championships hockey action between Canada and Switzerland, in Buffalo, N.Y., on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Hockey Canada reopens investigation into alleged sexual assault
A members of Team Canada's World Junior team skates through the Hockey Canada logo at center ice during Canada's morning skate at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg December 20. Canada will play Finland tonight in an exhibition game. Credit: Jeff Vinnick / Hockey Canada