Hockey Canada's cone of silence is falling apart
With another player proclaiming his innocence and lawyers for others on the 2018 Canadian World Junior team concerned about names coming out, it's clear Hockey Canada failed in every way
This morning, through the agency that represents him, Conor Timmins became one of a handful of players on the 2018 Canadian World Junior team to break the cone of silence by putting out a statement proclaiming his non-involvement in an alleged gang rape involving up to eight players on that team after a Hockey Canada Foundation event in London, Ont., in June of 2018. You can almost certainly expect that number to grow.
What was once a group that seemed intent on keeping the vault closed and sealed has become fractured under increasing duress. Players who had nothing to do with this alleged incident are clearly growing weary of being branded by a scarlet letter that has inadvertently and ham-handedly been placed on them by the governing body for amateur hockey in this country, Hockey Canada. There are players on this team who represented their country with dignity and pride four years ago, then travelled to London six months later to collect their championship rings and help Hockey Canada raise some money for what is an admirable charitable effort. They had nothing to do with whatever happened in that hotel room that night and they’re becoming more intent on clearing their names.
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