An investigation into an alleged sexual assault involving at least four hockey players who have connections to the Brockville Braves Junior A team is raising questions from the team’s owner about Hockey Canada’s jurisdiction to investigate such incidents.

Braves co-owner Dustin Traylen told TSN in a series of recent interviews that the allegations are connected to an incident that took place at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont., in the spring of 2024, following the conclusion of the team’s 2023-24 season. Brockville is an hour drive north of Kingston and the Braves play in the eight-team Central Canada Hockey League.

When Hockey Canada became a full signatory to the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner (OSIC) in 2022, the federation agreed to cede oversight of complaints related to incidents on national teams to the OSIC and to establish a new Independent Third Party (ITP) to handle maltreatment complaints, including serious allegations of abuse when they arise, at other levels of hockey.

Traylen said he was notified by the ITP on Dec. 6 that two players on his roster would be suspended pending the results of its investigation of the incident. (Two other players facing allegations did not return to Brockville this season. One player retired from hockey and another is now playing in the U.S.)

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