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Hockey Canada Upholds Suspensions for Four 2018 Players

8/13/2026

Summary

Hockey Canada Maintains Suspensions

Hockey Canada accepted the independent appeal board’s recommendation to keep four former 2018 World Junior players suspended while reinstating Alex Formenton immediately.
The board found that Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Cal Foote, Dillon Dubé and Michael McLeod all breached Hockey Canada’s code of conduct.
Carter Hart, Cal Foote, Dillon Dubé and Michael McLeod remain suspended until November 10, 2027, 2026, 2028 and 2030 respectively.

Summary

Sport Minister Audits

Sport minister Pascale St. Onge ordered a forensic audit and froze Hockey Canada’s federal funding.
Hockey Canada joined the Canadian Safe Sport Program, pledging new safeguards and cultural change.
Parliamentary hearings forced the board’s resignation and increased sponsor scrutiny of Hockey Canada.
The appeal board of judges John Laskin, Katherine Swinton and Thomas McEwen set the suspensions while Hockey Canada did not disclose code sections breached or player conduct.

History

Historical Context

The 2017 Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act, spurred by the Larry Nassar scandal, created the U.S. Center for SafeSport, which had sanctioned 1,100 individuals by October 2021. Following that model, Hockey Canada, under Minister Pascale St. Onge, joined Canada’s Safe Sport Program and launched a forensic audit after multiple code violations, extending oversight to national sport bodies.

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Hockey Canada Maintains Suspensions

Hockey Canada accepted the independent appeal board’s recommendation to keep four former 2018 World Junior players suspended while reinstating Alex Formenton immediately.
The board found that Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Cal Foote, Dillon Dubé and Michael McLeod all breached Hockey Canada’s code of conduct.
Carter Hart, Cal Foote, Dillon Dubé and Michael McLeod remain suspended until November 10, 2027, 2026, 2028 and 2030 respectively.

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