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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]
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.
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]
During a hockey game, Comeau who was unused to violence, was repeatedly attacked by Gary Barnes, a player for another team. [59] Campbell who was more accustomed to violence than Comeau took his place in the Millhaven Bulldogs, and used his skates in an unsuccessful attempt to slash Barnes's throat. [60]
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.
Blainey v Ontario Hockey Association (1986) 54 O.R. (2d) 513 is a famous decision of the Court of Appeal for Ontario on the relationship between the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Ontario Human Rights Code. The Court held that Human Rights Codes in general are statutes and so must conform with the Charter.
In 1984, the Brantford Alexander B's were Golden Horseshoe Champions. In 1986, the Alexander B's were infamously suspended from playing in the 1986–87 season in a crackdown against violence by the Ontario Hockey Association. [citation needed] The team was rebranded the Brantford Classics in 1987 and jumped to the Mid-Western Junior Hockey League.
In August 1974, the report Investigation and Inquiry into Violence in Amateur Hockey was made public by René Brunelle, the Ontario Minister of Social and Family Services. The report was commissioned after the Bramalea Blues withdrew from the OHA due to violence in the 1974 playoffs. [49]