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There have been two major Canadian reports on violence in hockey. In 1974, William McMurtry provided a report for the Government of Ontario entitled Investigation and Inquiry into Violence in Amateur Hockey. In 2000, Bernie Pascall prepared a report for the Government of British Columbia entitled Eliminating Violence in Hockey. [7]
The book portrays ice hockey teams as dysfunctional families where violence is engrained. [4] It graphically documents anal sex between men, gang rape, and abuse that includes tying string around the penises of rookie players. [4] [5] The book alleges that the problem of sexual abuse in junior ice hockey is widespread and underreported. [2]
London Delta Armouries Hotel. The 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships took place from December 26, 2017, to January 5, 2018. The gold-winning Canadian team [6] then attended the Hockey Canada Foundation Gala & Golf event on June 18, 2018, [7] where shortly after, an alleged group assault in London, Ontario took place.
April 2022 — The woman files a statement of claim seeking $3.55 million in damages from Hockey Canada, the Canadian Hockey League and the eight unidentified players. ... mandatory sexual ...
The case has shadowed Canadian hockey for years. A woman sued Hockey Canada in 2022, alleging she was sexually assaulted in a hotel room by eight members of Canada’s world junior team after a ...
While many women have played professional women's ice hockey, women have experienced barriers to success in finding coaching positions in the men's game. [ 99 ] [ 100 ] [ 101 ] In 2016, Dawn Braid became the first woman to hold a full-time NHL coaching position, being named a skating coach for the Arizona Coyotes . [ 102 ]
Katherine Henderson is a Canadian sports executive and businesswoman. She became president and CEO of Hockey Canada in September 2023, assuming control in the wake of the Hockey Canada sexual assault scandal, and is the first female president in the organization's history.
Hanson appeared in the 1977 movie Slap Shot, a comedy about hockey violence. [24] The rise of the "Broad Street Bullies" in the 1973–74 and 1974–75 Philadelphia Flyers served as an example for future NHL enforcers. [25] The average number of fights per game rose above 1.0 during the 1980s, peaking at 1.17 in 1983–84. [18]