Hockey Canada announces 9 nominees for new board of directors

Hockey Canada released a list of nine nominees for its new board of directors, subject to election Dec. 17.

The group of potential candidates includes: The Hon. Hugh L. Fraser (Chair), Grant Borbridge, Cassie Campbell-Pascall, Julie Duranceau, Dave Evans, Marni Fullerton, Jonathan F. Goldbloom, Marian Jacko, and Andrea Poole.

"We are grateful to the more than 550 candidates who applied to help guide the change at Hockey Canada," said Michael Bruni, chair of the nominating committee. "The nominees we've put forward represent the very best of Canadian society: bringing together the knowledge and experience necessary to create a new era in hockey that focuses on governance and cultural evolution."

Campbell-Pascall is the most recognizable name on the list. The 49-year-old won three Olympic gold medals and eight world championships in her playing career and later moved on to become a broadcaster for Sportsnet and ESPN.

Those selected to the new board will serve a one-year term. Backgrounds on the prospective candidates can be seen here.

Former Hockey Canada CEO Scott Smith and the rest of the organization's previous board of directors stepped down in October after months of scrutiny in the wake of a sexual assault lawsuit settled in May. In the lawsuit, a woman said eight unnamed CHL players, including members of Canada's 2018 world junior team, sexually assaulted her in June of that year.