NHL DefenseVictor Metewas involved insexual assaultallegedly involving members of Canada's 2018 World Junior Hockey Team It states that it did not.
Mete is a member of the Canadian team that won the gold medal in the Men's WorldJunior HockeyChampionship in Buffalo, NY in January 2018. did. He was lent by a Montreal Canadian.
Last month, Hockey Canada quietly settled the proceedings after a 24-year-old woman claimed to have been attacked by eight hockey players, including members of the National Junior Team. A gala and golf event held in London, Ontario in June 2018.
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"I think it's important to state that I wasn't attending the celebration of the Gala event when this horrific event happened," Mete tweeted Thursday. Statement posted on. "At that time, I was on vacation in Jamaica with my family and friends, but I only recently learned about the situation through media coverage.
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"I am deeply annoyed by reporting this incident and if anyone investigating this issue asks for help, I will fully cooperate anyway I can."
None of the allegations have been proved in court.
Mete has played the last two seasons with Ottawa Senators, who claimed exemption from the Canadians during the 2020-21 campaign.
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Hockey Canada executives were grilled by Parliamentary legislators last week while the Canadian Cultural Heritage Standing Committee was investigating the issue. ..
National sports organizations have lost government funding and some major sponsors to handle the case.
Tim Hortons says restaurant chains are "deeply concerned about hockey Canada."
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Imperial Oil, head sponsor of the Esso brand Canadian Women's Under 18 Hockey Club Championship, also said Wednesday: She continues to sponsor the youth and women's program while withdrawing support from the World Junior Championships.
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Scotiabank, Canadian Tire and Tellus have all suspended hockey Canada is sponsoring Tuesday until the company is convinced that appropriate steps have been taken to improve sports culture. increase.
Hockey equipment maker Bauer, one of Canada's major hockey partners, issued a statement Thursday, the allegations were "very uneasy" and the company closely tracked the facts of the situation. The next step for a partnership with a national sport organization.
"Recently, many communities across Canada have seen a particularly difficult situation for girls," said Mary Kay Messier, Bauer Hockey's Vice President of Global Marketing, in a statement. .. "Current systems and policies are failing undervalued families."
This report by Canadian Press was first published on June 30, 2022. ..
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