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Hockey Canada's under-fire chief executive and entire Board resign

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Hockey Canada chief executive and President Scott Smith has resigned with immediate effect, while the entire Board of Directors has also agreed to step down.

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Nike has become the latest company to suspend its relationship with Hockey Canada as the national governing body faces increased scrutiny over its handling of sexual assault allegations.

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Fees to Hockey Canada from its member in Québec have been stopped while the under-fire organisation has also lost a pair of major sponsors.

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Sports Minister renews call for "new leadership" at Hockey Canada

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The Canadian Government has called again for reform in Hockey Canada as new allegations surfaced related to the organisation's complicity in sexual assault and sexual misconduct cases.

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Hockey Canada funding investigation into sexual assault allegations against 2003 junior national team

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Hockey Canada is funding an independent third-party investigator to look into allegations made against the 2003 Men's World Junior Championship team, with several members of the squad accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Halifax.

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Hockey Canada Board offers President public backing

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Hockey Canada officials must "take responsibility" for crisis says Sports Minister

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Ryan to coach Canadian women's ice hockey team until 2026 Winter Olympics

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Troy Ryan's contract as head coach of the Canadian women's ice hockey team has been extended until the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan.

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Philip Barker: Fifty years since ice hockey's Summit Series

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Fifty years ago this week, the Munich 1972 Olympic Games were in full cry, but an ice hockey series was about to divide the attention of sports fans in Canada and the Soviet Union.

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Groups revealed for IIHF World Junior Championship in Canada

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Hockey Canada and the International Ice Hockey Federation have revealed the groups for the 2023 World Junior Championship, which is set to start on December 26.

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Lawyer appointed Hockey Canada's interim chair

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Lawyer Andrea Skinner has been appointed interim chair of the Board of Directors at crisis-hit Hockey Canada.

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IIHF World Junior Championship ready to begin in Edmonton at second time of asking

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The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship is due to begin tomorrow in Edmonton after a unique and troubled build-up.

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Chair of Hockey Canada Board Brind'Amour resigns

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Michael Brind'Amour has resigned as chair of scandal-hit Hockey Canada.

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IIHF has no plan to take events away from scandal-hit Hockey Canada

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Edmonton's staging of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship will not be impacted by the crisis engulfing Hockey Canada.

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When British skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won the Olympic gold medal in ice dance at Sarajevo 1984 with 12 perfect 6.0s from every judge, for their interpretation of Maurice Ravel's Boléro, an important member of their team was singer-actor Michael Crawford. Crawford, who had played Frank Spencer in British sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and the title role in the musical The Phantom of the Opera, had become a mentor to the pair in 1981 and went on to help them create their Olympic routine. Crawford said he “taught them how to act". He was present with their trainer Betty Callaway at the ringside at Sarajevo as they created one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history.

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