A 2023 WJC coach and WHL coach is under investigation by SafeSport in the U.S. for complaints made against him. It doesn't sound as serious as some of the other things that have gone on in the past, but still pretty inappropriate behaviour if the complaints are true.
https://www.tsn.ca/hockey-canada/for...port-1.1992423
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TSN has obtained a copy of a complaint made May 10. In that document, a complainant alleged that several players had shared concerns about Williams using player showers and coming out wearing only a towel while they were in the adjoining team dressing room.
The complaint also alleged that during the team’s training camp in 2021, Williams “walked into the bathroom while [a] player was losing consciousness following VO2 max testing. Dennis took a photo of the player on his phone while the player was on the bathroom floor and walked out, leaving the player unconscious on the bathroom floor. The player was 17 at the time.”
In VO2 max testing, participants exercise on a treadmill or bike to the point of exhaustion while wearing a mask that can measure air input and output from the participant’s lungs.
The complaint also alleged that a “fighting ring” took place involving players during training camp in 2021.
In addition to the complaint with the U.S. Center for SafeSport, former Silvertips equipment manager Damon Pugerude told TSN he made a complaint on Jan. 23 to the WHL’s Player Advisory Council, a committee formed by the league last year to independently investigate allegations of bullying, harassment, and other forms of misconduct.
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