Category: Rick Westhead
NHL News: NHLs Investigation, Coyotes, Canadiens, Stars, Rangers, Flyers, and Salary Arbitration Dates
NHLCould the NHL release names from their investigation into Canada’s 2018 World Junior team? If NHL names and suspends players allegedly involved, affected players would likely appeal any sanctions to an arbitrator, as per CBA, and may pursue defamation lawsuits vs league, said agent of one player who...
Read moreInvestigation Uncovers Shocking Scandal: Parents Paying Teams to Draft Their Sons
David BranchOn Wednesday, TSN’s Rick Westhead reported that OHL Commissioner David Branch confirmed that the league hired an investigator to investigate allegations that several hockey parents paid to have their sons selected in the 2022 OHL draft. According to reports, three GTHL coaches have told me that they...
Read moreCanadian Hockey in Turmoil as Star Players Temporarily Suspended Such as Makar, Thomas, Hart and Others
TSNBack in May 2022, TSN investigative reporter Rick Westhead unearthed details of an alleged sexual assault on a young woman by eight former Hockey Canada players, including members of the 2018 Team Canada World Junior Championships roster. Hockey Canada paid the young woman $3.5 million in a cover-up...
Read moreFamily Seeks Justice: Lawsuit Filed Against Hockey Team Over Son’s Sudden Death
Rick WestheadWhen a parent sends their child to a hockey camp, the last thing on their mind is that they may never return home; it’s every parent’s worst nightmare. Ben Teague, a member of the Oakville Rangers of the Ontario Junior Hockey League, left for a pre-season camp in September of 2019 and never returned...
Read moreInterim Board Chair Andrea Skinner Submits Resignation From Hockey Canada: Reports
Rick WestheadAndrea Skinner submitted her resignation from Hockey Canada on Saturday, according to reports.
Read moreFlames forward Dillon Dube is cooperating with the 2018 World Junior investigations
Dillon DubeCalgary Flames forward Dillon Dube spoke with the local media on Saturday morning and addressed the investigations of the 2018 Canadian World Junior team for the first time in a brief response to a media query. “Since the beginning I’ve cooperated in any way possible,” said Dube. “I will continue to...
Read moreCanada '02-03 juniors tied to assault allegations
Rick WestheadHockey Canada says it has been made aware of an "alleged group sexual assault" involving members of its 2002-03 national junior team. It is the second Canadian junior team to have players facing sexual assault allegations.
Read moreHockey Canada settles lawsuit over sexual assault allegations involving former World Junior players
Rick WestheadHockey Canada says it has reached a settlement with a person alleging they were sexually assaulted by members of the 2017-18 national junior men's hockey team. The allegations, which have not been proven in court, date back to 2018 and involve some players who were on the 2017-18 under-20 men’s nati...
Read moreAsylum May Be The Next Step For Some Russian Players
Rick Westheadfrom Rick Westhead of TSN, Russian players, their representatives and National Hockey League teams have contacted immigration lawyers in recent days to discuss the process of applying for asylum or permanent residency in North America, according to sources familiar with the subject. All are...
Read moreReport: Group of Russian NHLers spoke, could not come to agreement on what joint statement should say about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
NHL’ersTSN’s Rick Westhead is reporting that a group of Russian NHL’ers tried to craft a joint statement about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but could not come to an agreement on what it should say. The […]
Read moreExpert On Russian Policies And The Russian Athlete
TSNfrom Rick Westhead of TSN, Sergey Radchenko is an expert on Russian foreign and security policies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Bologna, Italy. A professor and historian, he has written on politics and international sports. Radchenko was born in the former...
Read moreUkraine Asks Canada To Stop Issuing Travel Visas And Permits To Russians
TSNfrom Rick Westhead of TSN, Ukraine’s official diplomatic representative in Canada has asked the Canadian government to stop issuing travel visas and work permits to Russian athletes, a move he says will put more pressure on Russian president Vladimir Putin to abandon his invasion of Ukraine....
Read moreCCM Won’t Use Russian Players In Marketing Initiatives
Washington Capitalsfrom Rick Westhead of TSN, CCM Hockey will stop using Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin and other Russian NHL players in any global marketing initiatives, the company said late Monday. CCM chief executive Marrouane Nabih said the equipment company made the decision following Russia’s i...
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