Team Canada Women's Team Issues Statement And Wants to Bring Respect Back To Hockey Canada

Members of the Canadian women's national teams issued a statement on Monday declaring they want to participate in the «fight for truth» and are «demanding a thorough and transparent investigation» into the alleged sexual assaults involving Hockey Canada.

This included a letter by "The Goat" of Women's hockey Team Canada captain Marie -Philip Poulin addressed to Hockey Canada's executives and board of directors about the affects freezing and withdrawal of funds by sponsors means to the women's program, which is definitely understandable considering they have zero involvement in either of these alleged incidents.

The women's national team members called on the organization to «ensure that all steps are taken and appropriate measures are put in place to ensure that this kind of behaviour is never again accepted and never repeated. Anything less would be a disservice to the common human decency we expect as a society and most certainly within the game of hockey, a sport that unites this country.»

The statement concludes that more work needs to be done in order for a «new Hockey Canada» to emerge from this crisis.

"Once the whole truth is out, Hockey Canada and its elected board must ensure that all steps are taken and appropriate measures are put in place to ensure that this kind of behaviour is never again accepted, and never repeated."

The letter was published after Hockey Canada released on Monday a plan to combat the "toxic" culture in its sport.

The plan includes the implementation by the end of September of a centralized tracking and reporting system for abuse complaints. It said the results will be published annually to "hold Hockey Canada accountable."

Hockey Canada also said "it will implement enhanced screening for high-performance players "considering their behaviour and track record outside of their time with Hockey Canada and outside of the rink." It will mandate that breaching the organization's code of conduct or refusing to participate in an investigation could result in a lifetime ban."

- Hockey Canada