More than 150 leaders from the hockey world attended Hockey Canada's inaugural 'Beyond the Boards' summit on Sept. 8 and 9.
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Some participants said the summit examined some issues plaguing the sport. Hockey Canada’s new president and CEO Katherine Henderson — who started in that role on Sept. 4 — said she was overwhelmed with some of the subject matter tackled during the workshops.Bill Proudman, co-founder of White Men as Full Diversity Partners, an organization that works in the diversity, equity and inclusion space, led a handful of the workshops and said he was moved by the vulnerability shown by the participants.
In a moment that silenced the entire room, Fowler shared a quote from a hockey player who revealed that a teammate once received a coat hanger as a gag Secret Santa gift. This came shortly after the teammate’s girlfriend had undergone an abortion procedure. Fowler’s sentiment is shared by Bayne Pettinger, who participated in the summit as a panelist. Pettinger, who is an openly gay player agent, worked for Hockey Canada for nearly a decade. He said he believes the adage of “what happens in the locker room stays in the locker room” needs to be obliterated.“The rink isn’t a silo from society and neither is the locker room,” he said.
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