Nike confirmed it has permanently ended its sponsorship of Hockey Canada after putting a pause on its marketing support to the national sports body last year. “Nike is no longer a sponsor of Hockey Canada,” reads a statement by the sportswear brand on July 17, though it did not mention the specific date when the…

The Liberal government has restored Hockey Canada’s federal funding, which was pulled just under a year ago after allegations of sexual assault by players emerged, along with news that the organization quietly spent millions to settle other sexual assault claims. The move by Minister of Sport Pascale St-Onge on April 16 came just hours before Canada’s national…

An audit commissioned by the federal government has found that Hockey Canada did not use public funds to settle sexual assault cases or pay for related legal fees. Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge called for the audit in June after media reported that Hockey Canada had settled a $3.55 million sexual assault lawsuit. She requested the…

Scott Smith spent nearly three decades climbing the ladder at Hockey Canada. He lasted just over three months at the top thanks to a series of scandals that have rocked the sport’s national federation to its core. Smith is out as Hockey Canada’s president and CEO, the organization announced Tuesday. The board of directors has…

Hockey Canada has confirmed that Andrea Skinner, interim chair of the organization’s board of directors, has submitted her resignation. Skinner assumed the role in August after the resignation of former chair Michael Brind’Amour. Skinner joined the Hockey Canada Board of Directors in November 2020 as a volunteer. Hockey Canada has been under intense scrutiny since…

The president of Hockey Canada says any members of the country’s 2018 world junior team who do not comply with an investigation into allegations of a group sexual assault that year will be banned from the organization. “We’ve reopened the independent investigation into the alleged sexual assault in 2018. Any player who does not participate…

A lawyer from the firm conducting a third-party investigation into allegations of sexual assault against players from Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team is warning a parliamentary committee that she may be unable to answer all of their questions. Danielle Robitaille, a partner at Henein Hutchison LLP, says Hockey Canada told her that some information…

Canada’s 2003 men’s world hockey junior team is under investigation for alleged group sexual assault, after similar accusations were made against the 2018 world hockey junior team. Hockey Canada said in a statement on July 22 that it learned about the alleged group sexual assault in 2003 after it was contacted for comment a day earlier by…