A  dressing room policy update released on September 12, 2023 states “Hockey Canada requires all participants to always wear ‘minimum attire’ in a dressing room or in dressing environments where more than one participant is present.”

However, this new policy is not a radical change, according to a local hockey association.

The shift affects all member associations, but may be more of a change for some than others, says Dan Gillies, Grand River Mustangs president.

Gillies says the Mustangs organization will work with the required parties to adjust in kind, but this won't be too much of a shift for the Mustangs.

"We're working very closely with our governing body, the Ontario Women's Hockey Association, to talk about what this looks like and how we implement it," Gillies said.

"When you do read through the policy you'll find out we're probably doing 95-99 percent of this already. So it's not new, but we'll work with the OWHA to make improvements," he stated.

Gillies reminds all to exercise patience as the process moves along.

"I think everybody just needs to be patient. When the policies come out there are a lot of questions, and it's good to have questions," Gillies began.

"We'll make sure we work through our governing body to implement these appropriately. The Mustangs have a very diverse set of trainers and healthcare professionals within our organization. We'll definitely leverage them for their experience," he added.

Another rule in the new legislation was the rule of two, that a minimum of two trained supervisors must be keeping eyes on a dressing room at all times.

Centre Wellington Minor Hockey, in an email to The Grand at 101, stated this policy must still be reviewed by the Ontario Hockey Federation and will be implemented following a series of webinars.

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