Daniel Carcillo, CHL Abuse Survivor, Releases Statement on Hockey Canada House of Commons Testimony

TORONTO, July 27, 2022 /CNW/ - I am one of the lead plaintiffs in a class action against the Canadian Hockey League. I have shared my stories of abuse as a child playing in this league, as have dozens of others. I lead this class action on behalf of scores of children and young people who were abused while playing in the CHL, just like my teammates and I were.

I heard the testimony that Dan MacKenzie, David Branch, Gilles Courteau and Ron Robison, the leaders of junior hockey in Canada, gave before a House of Commons Committee this afternoon. These individuals used their appearances before that committee as an opportunity to litigate my class action in public, in circumstances where I lacked any opportunity to respond. 

Their testimony today denied the existence of systemic and ongoing problems in junior hockey. I disagree. I believe that there is a culture of hazing and abuse in the CHL. I believe that there is, and has long been, system-wide knowledge of this culture. Systemic failures continue to occur in protecting the children and young people who play in the CHL. I believe the evidence will show this. I look forward to proving as much in Court, beginning with the certification hearing in my class action in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice this November.

SOURCE Koskie Minsky LLP

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