The governing body for amateur hockey in Newfoundland and Labrador has become the latest provincial authority to say it will withhold player fees from Hockey Canada.
Hockey NL said in a statement posted to its website on Friday that it will not transfer its $3 per player entry fee to Hockey Canada while the national governing body undergoes an independent review.
Hockey Canada has come under intense scrutiny since May, when it was revealed that an undisclosed settlement was paid to a woman who claimed in a $3.55 million lawsuit that she was sexually assaulted by eight players in London, Ontario in 2018 had been.
It has also come to light that Hockey Canada maintained a fund, maintained in part by small hockey registration fees, to pay for uninsured liabilities, including sexual assault and abuse claims.
Hockey New Brunswick on Friday said it would withhold the charges after similar steps were taken by provincial agencies including the Ontario Hockey Federation, Hockey Quebec and Hockey Nova Scotia.
Hockey NL also announced on Thursday that it recently established a sexual violence prevention program for its members, as well as an LGBTQ2+ policy, but it hasn’t severed ties with Hockey Canada.
This report from The Canadian Press was first published on October 8, 2022.