{"id":186058,"date":"2023-10-12T09:21:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T13:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=186058"},"modified":"2023-10-12T09:21:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T13:21:32","slug":"its-not-new-hockey-association-expects-little-change-following-new-dressing-room-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/its-not-new-hockey-association-expects-little-change-following-new-dressing-room-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;It&#8217;s not new&#8217; &#8212; local hockey association expects little change following new dressing room rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.hockeycanada.ca\/hockey-canada\/Hockey-Programs\/Safety\/Downloads\/dressing-room-policy-e.pdf?utm_source=elorafergustoday.com&amp;utm_campaign=elorafergustoday.com%3A%20outbound&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dressing room policy update<\/a> released on September 12, 2023 states \u201cHockey Canada requires all participants to always wear \u2018minimum attire\u2019 in a dressing room or in dressing environments where more than one participant is present.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, this new policy is not a radical change, according to a local hockey association.<\/p>\n<p>The shift affects all member associations, but may be more of a change for some than others, says Dan Gillies, Grand River Mustangs president.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>\"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.<\/p>\n<p>\"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.<\/p>\n<p>Gillies reminds all to exercise patience as the process moves along.<\/p>\n<p>\"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.<\/p>\n<p>\"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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen to the CICW story below:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A\u00a0 dressing room policy update released on September 12, 2023 states \u201cHockey Canada requires all participants to always wear \u2018minimum attire\u2019 in a dressing room or in dressing environments where more than one participant is present.\u201d However, this new policy is not a radical change, according to a local hockey association. 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