Hockey Canada members elect new board of directors, including chair Hugh Fraser
Catering staff pass by a Hockey Canada logo on the door to a meeting room at the organizations head office in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022.The embattled national sport organization’s members elected a slate of candidates to fill nine vacant board seats Saturday.Canada’s new chair, while former women’s national team captain Cassie Campbell-Pascall is one of eight directors on the board.
The federation’s 13 provincial and territorial bodies had the choice to accept or reject the nine names, which included five women and four men, put forward by an independent nominating committee.Canada’s previous board also quit – under-fire president and CEO Scott Smith left at the same time – amid blistering criticism related to the scandal-plagued organization’s handling of sexual assault allegations and hushed payouts to victims.
Grant Borbridge, Julie Duranceau, David Evans, Marni Fullerton, Jonathan F. Goldbloom, Marian Jacko and Andrea Poole were also voted in as directors. Their first order of business will be to hire a new CEO and rebuild faith in an organization badly bruised since May when it was revealed a woman alleged she was sexually assaulted by eight CHL players – including members of the 2018 world junior team – following agala in London, Ont, four years ago. None of the allegations have been proven in court.
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