Hockey Canada loses major sponsor for World Juniors over lawsuit settlement

The fallout from Hockey Canada's decision to settle a lawsuit that included members of the 2018 World Junior Championship continues. A major sponsor, Scotiabank, has written an open letter to Hockey Canada to state it is pulling all sponsorship money from the World Junior Championships until the organization takes steps to "improve the culture within the sport - both on and off the ice,"

Scotiabank said in its letter that it is cancelling all marketing and events at the upcoming 2022 World Junior Hockey Championship in August, and is redirecting that money to the Hockey Canada Assist Fund, which helps those with financial barriers get into hockey, as well as the World Women's Championship and the Canadian Women's Foundation, which supports women that are victims of gender-based violence.

Scotiabank is also demanding that Hockey Canada fully cooperate with a federal government audit and ensure sponsorship funding was not used to pay off the settlement.

Just last month, Hockey Canada revealed it had settled a lawsuit with a women who claimed she was assaulted at an event held by Hockey Canada following the 2018 World Junior Hockey Championships. The suit claimed the eight people involved in the assault were members of the Canadian Hockey League, and some were members of the gold medal winning 2018 WJC team. No names were ever reported. There was no public knowledge of the lawsuit until the settlement was announced.

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