As police investigate alleged sexual assaults involving members of two Canadian men's hockey teams, CTVNews.ca heard from a number of parents expressing concerns with enrolling their children in organized hockey. The allegations, they say, are deterring them from allowing their children to participate in the sport they love.
After hearing about the allegations, Schnare said she was “disgusted,” which puts her in a difficult position when deciding whether to let her children play hockey. Her son loves to play and her daughter loves to watch, she said. While she doesn’t want them to miss out on participating in the sport they love, Schnare said she worries about the ethics behind allowing her children to play, and the message this might send to Hockey Canada.
Schnare’s biggest concerns involve the culture around the sport, which she described as one that enables misogynistic behaviour. Scott Smith, president and CEO of Hockey Canada, acknowledged some of these concerns in a parliamentary committee hearing on July 27. “These are young men that are doing things that they shouldn’t be doing,” she told CTVNews.ca on Sunday in a telephone interview. “They’re there to be positive, inspirational role models … to young children, and they’re really not.”
Bonn, 49, said her son has played in the West Kelowna minor hockey league for five years now. Despite enjoying the sport and spending time with his teammates, he refuses to play in the upcoming season after hearing about the allegedly disrespectful behaviour shown to women by members of the Canadian world junior hockey teams, a decision Bonn said she supports.
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