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 TSN, which said multiple witnesses have provided details of the alleged incident.
The national governing body of the sport said that it immediately contacted Sport Canada about the allegations after being contacted by TSN. It said the Halifax Regional Police was also contacted, as Halifax was the co-host city of the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship….