MOSCOW, Oct 11 Hockey Canada Board of Directors resigns resigned after a sex scandal involving youth team players, CEO Scott Smith also left his post, according to the organization's website. In this regard, a temporary steering committee will be created in Hockey Canada. He will lead the organization until a newly created board of directors appoints a new CEO. Hockey Canada will ask its members to elect a new board of directors in an election due December 17th. In addition, the main governing body of hockey in Canada announced the search for candidates for vacancies. Previously, the fast food chain and one of Canada's largest banks refused to sponsor Hockey Canada's men's hockey programs in the 2022/23 season, including the organization of the youth world championship, which was previously selected at Russia. The Quebec Ice Hockey Federation also said it had lost confidence in Hockey Canada and stopped transferring funds to the national federation. was sexually assaulted in a hotel room. Hockey Canada, the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), and eight unnamed CHL players, including members of the 2018 Canada Youth Team, were named as defendants in the case. The allegations against the players were not proven in court at the time, and the lawsuit was eventually dropped following an agreement between the woman and Hockey Canada. Hockey Canada announced in mid-July that it had reopened its investigation into alleged sexual abuse by former youth team players and also apologized for the lack of response. to the accusations.
