Hockey Canada funding frozen by federal govt

[HockeyPops]

Federal government freezing Hockey Canada’s funding - TSN.ca

Minister of Sport Pascale St-Onge tells TSN’s Rick Westhead the organization won’t receive funds until it signs up with a new federal agency that has the power to independently receive and investigate abuse complaints and issue sanctions for inappropriate behaviour.

www.tsn.ca

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[HockeyPops]

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/scotiabank-sponsorship-hockey-canada-1.6504003

 

[Hammer9001]

Rightly so. Hope they do the same thing to Canada Soccer as well.

 

[Frank the Skank]

Tim Hortons, Esso withdraw for world juniors in another blow for Hockey Canada

Tim Hortons and Imperial Oil have joined a growing list of corporations to pull sponsorship dollars in the wake of Hockey Canada's handling of an alleged sexual assault and out-of-court settlement.

www.ctvnews.ca

Of Note" "Hockey Canada has communicated that it is committed to changing the culture of hockey to make it safer and more inclusive for all, on and off the ice,"

Well, finally admitting you have a problem is a good start.

 

[RayzorIsDull]

Hits keep on coming for Hockey Canada

Hockey Canada statement

Yesterday evening, Hockey Canada learned of an alleged group sexual assault from 2003 involving members of the 2002-03 National Junior Team after being contacted by Rick Westhead of TSN/CTV National News with disturbing details of the alleged incident. Mr. Westhead informed Hockey Canada he has...

hockeycanada.ca

What a toxic organization

 

[DWI Dale]

Tim Hortons, Esso withdraw for world juniors in another blow for Hockey Canada

Tim Hortons and Imperial Oil have joined a growing list of corporations to pull sponsorship dollars in the wake of Hockey Canada's handling of an alleged sexual assault and out-of-court settlement.

www.ctvnews.ca

Well, finally admitting you have a problem is a good start.

Problem is, they never admitted it. They got caught covering it up. There's a distinction to be made.
Until staff in the executive branch are replaced, it's the same toxic criminals running the show.

 

[Bra Wavers]

Hockey Canada's behaviour (cover ups and pay-offs) is awful.
There is definitely a need for transparency and strong leadership that help to clean up these issues.

However, we need to be careful pointing only 1 finger when it comes to these cases.

CHL teams conduct seminars for their players discussing things such as appropriate behaviour away from the rink, do's and don'ts of social media, etc. They can't be expected to watch these players 24/7.

Billets who house and feed the players - should they take on the responsibility when the players are living with them of policing what they do when they are out of their sight?

IMO much of this behaviour (which is not isolated to these few incidents that have recently come to light) stems from the "entitled" attitude too many of these young players have. They are made to feel special, better than others and that translates into them thinking that they are invincible, they can do whatever they want, they are above the "law".

Let me be clear......not all of these players have this attitude, but it is the majority for sure.
Hockey Canada is receiving the brunt of the fallout but where are the parents of the players in all of this?
How about the agents/advisors?
How about the players themselves?
IMO all of these parties are accountable.

Hockey Canada must be accountable for their reactions and handling of these incidents but if all of these players had made better decisions in the first place we would be more focused on the Hlinka/Gretzky and WJC tournaments in August and looking forward to a full CHL season with full arenas instead of hearing all these negatives.

 

[Savard18]

Hockey Canada's behaviour (cover ups and pay-offs) is awful.
There is definitely a need for transparency and strong leadership that help to clean up these issues.

However, we need to be careful pointing only 1 finger when it comes to these cases.

CHL teams conduct seminars for their players discussing things such as appropriate behaviour away from the rink, do's and don'ts of social media, etc. They can't be expected to watch these players 24/7.

Billets who house and feed the players - should they take on the responsibility when the players are living with them of policing what they do when they are out of their sight?

IMO much of this behaviour (which is not isolated to these few incidents that have recently come to light) stems from the "entitled" attitude too many of these young players have. They are made to feel special, better than others and that translates into them thinking that they are invincible, they can do whatever they want, they are above the "law".

Let me be clear......not all of these players have this attitude, but it is the majority for sure.
Hockey Canada is receiving the brunt of the fallout but where are the parents of the players in all of this?
How about the agents/advisors?
How about the players themselves?
IMO all of these parties are accountable.

Hockey Canada must be accountable for their reactions and handling of these incidents but if all of these players had made better decisions in the first place we would be more focused on the Hlinka/Gretzky and WJC tournaments in August and looking forward to a full CHL season with full arenas instead of hearing all these negatives.

This. Exactly. I’ll say this though....we hear about hockey players doing this kind of stuff because, well, they’re star hockey players. They’re already getting media exposure constantly but this kind of stuff is a daily occurrence everywhere. It just rarely gets the media attention. With the support staff and mentors these players have though, I expect it to be less and I don’t wanna hear about cover-ups and payouts and NDA’s from the governing bodies.

 

[Howling In 16]

So how about the guilty pro hockey players pay back the hush money to Hockey Canada instead of using the fees of young boys and girls as payout money. This scandalous, sweep it under the rug crap has been going on for decades. Back in the day a current wolves official was rumored to at the request of a young ladies father to get him out of town or he would go to the police...again it was a rumour but you have to wonder with the many assaults that have surfaced the last couple of

 

[bobber]

Not sure where all the Hockey Canada funding comes from but I would be disappointed to know that Canadian Tax dollars where used to cover up sex assaults by a bunch of entitled junior hockey players. Elite hockey is not a blue colour sport. Most families cannot afford to have a child play hockey at an elite AAA level. These entitled hockey players have no respect or fear of reprisals if they break the rules. Players have curfews and rules to follow on their CHL teams or other squads. Canada winning a gold medal trumps the crimes the players committed and it was easier to pay some people off than to pull the team out of a tournament and save the embarrassment. Time to replace anyone involved in these decisions and maybe pull the team out of the tournament until they fix these issues.

 

[K2]

This stuff can’t stand. Adult participants in the assault must be named, charged and tried if there’s any reasonable chance of the truth leading to a conviction.

London Police need to review their process(es) that let this go back in 2018.

Hockey Canada exec heads must roll for their perpetual ‘old boys’ approach to all these cases and specifically using minor hockey league registration fees to fund the pay off of 21 sexual misconduct claims is especially disgusting IMO.

While it seems like some strides have been made since the 80s, at least in the OHL, there’s still incidents like this, Mailloux, etc evey year where matters get swept under the rug, victims/whistleblowers get hushed, paid off, perps quickly get a ‘boys will be boys’ pass or serve minimum suspension, etc. Time to get serious with Safe Sport, etc and clean this up.

 

[rangersblues]

Just want to point out that the problems mostly seem to stem from the U20 Team. Most of these players come from the CHL. These players are only under Hockey Canada for relatively short periods of time. Hockey Canada is responsible for the cover ups but it would appear the CHL is woefully inadequate in the education and enforcement these matters.

 

[BadgerBruce]

Just want to point out that the problems mostly seem to stem from the U20 Team. Most of these players come from the CHL. These players are only under Hockey Canada for relatively short periods of time. Hockey Canada is responsible for the cover ups but it would appear the CHL is woefully inadequate in the education and enforcement these matters.

Agreed.

The CHL is getting a free pass they do not really deserve. Smith and Renney both told the Heritage Committee that they settled the lawsuit on behalf of all the plaintiffs because the event where the alleged assaults occurred was “under our watch.” True enough, but the Standard Player Agreements all major junior players sign contain powerful code of conduct language that applies 24/7, 365. For instance, there’s this from the OHL Standard Player agreements: “the player agrees to behave, at all times and under all circumstances, whether on or off the ice, in a manner consistent with good standards of honesty, morals, fair play … and never to adopt behaviour which could be detrimental to the Club, the OHL, or hockey in general.” The CHL did not use this powerful contractual language and I’ve not heard that they even contemplated doing so.

 

[rangersblues]

Agreed.

The CHL is getting a free pass they do not really deserve. Smith and Renney both told the Heritage Committee that they settled the lawsuit on behalf of all the plaintiffs because the event where the alleged assaults occurred was “under our watch.” True enough, but the Standard Player Agreements all major junior players sign contain powerful code of conduct language that applies 24/7, 365. For instance, there’s this from the OHL Standard Player agreements: “the player agrees to behave, at all times and under all circumstances, whether on or off the ice, in a manner consistent with good standards of honesty, morals, fair play … and never to adopt behaviour which could be detrimental to the Club, the OHL, or hockey in general.” The CHL did not use this powerful contractual language and I’ve not heard that they even contemplated doing so.

Thanks for clarifying. This of course all happened under the watchful eye of the Teflon Don David Branch while he was CHL Commissioner.

 

[Savard18]

Just want to point out that the problems mostly seem to stem from the U20 Team. Most of these players come from the CHL. These players are only under Hockey Canada for relatively short periods of time. Hockey Canada is responsible for the cover ups but it would appear the CHL is woefully inadequate in the education and enforcement these matters.

A lot of talk (rightfully so) about HC and the CHL but also “Hey, Mom & Dad. Point out to Junior he shouldn’t be forcing himself onto anyone.” Thanks.

 

[DWI Dale]

nobody that went to high school with Junior Hockey players is surprised by these developments.

i'm dating myself but back in the 90's when I was in high school the hockey players were treated entirely different than the rest of the student body. most alarming was seeing players that couldn't even remember the name of a class getting top marks while the rest of us put the work in. when you foster an environment of entitlement and protectionism instances like the 2018 Team Canada story become more and more commonplace.

outside of class the way they treat and speak about women was also no secret and easy to see how some felt safe being sexual predators.

it's time to give hockey culture back to the boys and girls in house leagues across the country, not the entitled few who abuse it's privileges.

 

[RayzorIsDull]

This fine....

 

[snipes29]

these disgusting old men at top of Canada hockey should be ousted, Some should be put in jail and charged

 

[snipes29]

Thanks for clarifying. This of course all happened under the watchful eye of the Teflon Don David Branch while he was CHL Commissioner.

This asshole should be fired, shame on these"OLD BOYS CLUB" fire them all, disgusting, who do these guys think they are? Crimes were committed.

 

[Frank the Skank]

Hockey Quebec has now cut ties to Hockey Canada, I'm sure more Provinces will follow

 

[rangersblues]

Tim Hortons pulling advertising for WJC

 

[Frank the Skank]

Ontario Hockey Federation made the request back in July, but it was never passed on

Ontario Hockey Federation, Hockey Quebec withholding funds from Hockey Canada

The Ontario Hockey Federation says it has asked Hockey Canada not to collect the $3 participant assessment fee for its players in the 2022-23 season, a similar move to one announced by its Quebec counterpart on Wednesday.

www.sportsnet.ca

 

[Frank the Skank]

Now Canadian Tire has pulled funding

 

[rangersblues]

Now Canadian Tire has pulled funding

I saw this morning that top tier sponsors Tim Hortons, Telus, Chevrolet Canada and Bank of Nova Scotia have pulled out. As well Canadian Tire, The Keg, Esso and many others. Canadian Tire issued a statement

"Hockey Canada continues to resist meaningful change and we can no longer confidently move forward together," Canadian Tire senior vice-president of communications Jane Shaw said in a statement on Thursday.

I guess the question is how long can Hockey Canada remain tone deaf to public opinion and maintain status quo?

 

[sbpointer]

I saw this morning that top tier sponsors Tim Hortons, Telus, Chevrolet Canada and Bank of Nova Scotia have pulled out. As well Canadian Tire, The Keg, Esso and many others. Canadian Tire issued a statement

"Hockey Canada continues to resist meaningful change and we can no longer confidently move forward together," Canadian Tire senior vice-president of communications Jane Shaw said in a statement on Thursday.

I guess the question is how long can Hockey Canada remain tone deaf to public opinion and maintain status quo?

Seems like they are going down the path of until they run out of money.