Hockey Canada is being forced by hockey fans, ordinary Canadian, their sponsors and the Government of Canada to face up to its history in how it has dealt with abuse, sexual or otherwise, either committed by or experienced by Hockey Canada athletes. Shortly after the Women’s World Championships have ended, the government will again hold hearings as part of their attempt to get meaningful change at the organization.
Jeff Marek on 32 Thoughts reported that he’d talked to members of the Canadian National Women’s Team. He paraphrased their decision to go ahead and play given all that’s going on as a choice to play for Team Canada not Team Hockey Canada.