Hockey Canada appoints lawyer as new chair of board of directors amid controversy | CBC News

Hockey Canada appointed Toronto-based lawyer Andrea Skinner to serve as interim chair of its board of directors while facing intense public pressure for a major shakeup in leadership. .

The move comes just days after Canada's 13 regional hockey federations threatened to stop paying fees to Hockey Canada because they are "appalled" over its handling of sexual assault allegations. .

The hockey organization said on Tuesday that it held a meeting with the federations and selected Skinner to take over for Michael Brind'Amour who resigned over the weekend. .

"As a Board we are listening to Canadians," wrote Skinner in Hockey Canada's media release.

Hockey Canada said Skinner graduated from Cornell University where she was captain of the varsity hockey team her senior year.

She later coached the varsity team at the University of Ottawa and is now a partner at Aird & Berlis LLP, where she's the chair of its diversity and inclusion committee. Skinner has served on Hockey Canada's board of directors since November 2022. .

Skinner," said a media release by Hockey Canada's board of directors.