Hockey Canada Loses Major Sponsorship After Controversy
Hockey Canada has been under siege these last couple of years after their sexual assualt scandals have been coming to light it has now costed them a long-time sponsor.
Nike Drops Hockey Canada
Nike has been a sponsor of team Canada since 1999 but due to the scandals that the organziation is surrounded by have full cut ties with them.
In October Nike announced they were pausing the sponsorship joining Esso, Telus and Tim Hortons to pause their sponsorships last summer.
The company had this to say.
It is unclear on when Nike cut ties with Hockey Canada.
The Allegations
In May 2022, it was revealed that Hockey Canada had paid an undisclosed settlement to a women in London, Ontario after she alleged she was sexually assaulted by eight men, including members of the 2018 men's world junior team in 2018.
Criticism of how Hockey Canada handled the alleged assault plus allegations involving the 2003 Canadian team at the World Juniors in Halifax prompted an overhaul of the whole organization.
The changes came after a series of parliamentary committee hearins in Ottawa and almost all sponsors permanently suspended support of Hockey Canada.
As Seen on Sportsnet - Nike permanently ends Hockey Canada sponsorship
| POLL | ||
JUILLET 17 | 120 ANSWERS Hockey Canada Loses Major Sponsorship After Controversy Will any other sponsor leave Hockey Canada? | ||
| Yes | 86 | 71.7 % |
| No | 34 | 28.3 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Zachary Werenski | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Sean Monahan | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jesper Bratt | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Frederick Gaudreau | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jack Hughes | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Mackenzie Weegar | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Kent Johnson | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Alexander Wennberg | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Mitchell Chaffee | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matthew Coronato | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Marcus Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Nick Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Conor Geekie | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brandon Hagel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Stefan Noesen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Corey Perry | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Igor Sharangovich | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dmitry Voronkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 18 | 14 | 4 | - | 28 | |
Capitals | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 27 | |
Wild | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Devils | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Stars | 18 | 12 | 6 | - | 24 | |
Golden Knights | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 24 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||