Hockey Canada announced Tuesday that CEO Scott Smith has left the organization. All Hockey Canada board members have also agreed to step down 'to make room for a new slate of directors.'
CEO Scott Smith, who came under fire for how Hockey Canada has handled allegations of sexual assaults by two Canadian world junior teams, has left the organization, it was announced Tuesday. All Hockey Canada board members have also agreed to step down “to make room for a new slate of directors.”
With the CEO and board members now departed, day-to-day operations will be handled by an interim management committee, although who was on that committee was uncertain. Hockey Canada said in a release it will have new board members elected “no later than the forthcoming virtual election scheduled for December 17, 2022. The Board will not seek re-election and will fulfil its fiduciary duties until such time as a new Board is elected.” This new board will be responsible for choosing a new CEO.
Two names mentioned by a source familiar with the operation of Hockey Canada as potential CEO replacements were former Team Canada members Danièle Sauvageau and Thérèse Brisson, both of whom have been mentioned in the past as good candidates to be the first female GM in the NHL. Sauvageau, 60, a long-time coach, was a member of the RCMP and the Montréal police force for 33 years.
However, after a third hearing in Ottawa became contentious between Skinner and members of Parliament on the Heritage committee responsible for a portion of the organization’s funding, the calls for wholesale change grew louder.
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