Hockey Canada to hold 2nd Beyond The Boards summit to examine culture

Hockey Canada volition clasp a Beyond The Boards summit successful Ottawa successful November to analyse gender-based violence, homophobia, sexism and transphobia successful the game.

It’s Hockey Canada’s 2nd acme aft past year’s successful Calgary, wherever toxic masculinity successful elite men’s hockey was nether the microscope.

Calls for civilization alteration successful hockey arose aft allegations of intersexual battle by 5 members of the Canadian inferior men’s hockey squad successful 2018. Those allegations person not been proven successful court.

“As we enactment toward gathering a healthier hockey for each Canadians, bringing unneurotic our members and different cardinal stakeholders for a 2nd Beyond the Boards Summit is incredibly important to amended recognize the deep-rooted issues that are detracting from participants having affirmative experiences successful hockey,” Hockey Canada president and main enforcement serviceman Katherine Henderson said Thursday successful a statement.

“Last year’s lawsuit was eye-opening for each of america and reinforced that determination is inactive truthful overmuch enactment to beryllium done, which is simply a situation we instrumentality precise seriously.”

Speakers and panellists astatine the Nov. 14-15 lawsuit volition see Olympic champion swimmer Mark Tewksbury, longtime NHL hockey enforcement Brian Burke and transgender hockey subordinate Harrison Browne.

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“Engaging successful uncomfortable conversations astir unhealthy behaviours with subject-matter experts and those with lived experiences is integral to assistance america arsenic we physique retired a roadworthy representation for alteration successful hockey and sport, and we spot that this 2nd league volition beryllium conscionable arsenic impactful for each participants arsenic past year’s was for each of us,” said Denise Pattyn, elder vice-president of people, civilization and inclusion for Hockey Canada.