NHL’s Victor Mete denies involvement in alleged sexual assault in 2018-National

NHL defense Victor Mete said he was not involved in the alleged sexual assault involving members of Canada’s 2018 World Junior Hockey Team.

Mete was a member of the Canadian team that won the gold medal at the Men’s World Junior Hockey Championships in Buffalo, NY in January 2018. He was lent by the Montreal Canadiens to the national team for the December 2017 tournament.

Hockey Canada last month claimed that a 24-year-old woman was attacked by eight hockey players, including members of the National Junior Team, at a gala and golf event in London, Ontario in June 2018. , Quietly settled the case.

“I think it’s important to state that I wasn’t attending the Gala event celebration when this horrific event happened,” Mete said in a statement posted on Twitter Thursday. “At that time, I was on vacation in Jamaica with my family and friends, but I only recently learned about the situation through media coverage.

“I am deeply annoyed by reporting this incident, and if people investigating this issue ask for my help, I will fully cooperate in the best possible way.”

Neither claim has been proved in court.

Mete has played against Senator Ottawa for the past two seasons. Senator Ottawa claimed an exemption from the Canadians during the 2020-21 campaign.

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Hockey Canada executives were burned by lawmakers on Parliamentary Hill last week during a meeting of the Canadian Heritage Standing Committee investigating the issue.

The national sports organization has lost government funding and some major sponsors to handle the case.

Tim Hortons will be held Wednesday this summer as restaurant chains await details on how hockey Canada can take “strong and decisive action” following “deeply involved in suspicion.” He said he would “stop support” for the World Junior Hockey Championships.

Imperial Oil, head sponsor of the Esso brand of the Canadian Women’s Hockey Club Championship under the age of 18, also said Wednesday that it would withdraw support from the World Junior Championships while continuing to sponsor the youth and women’s program.

read more: Scotiabank suspends hockey Canada sponsorship in protest of alleged sexual assault

Scotiabank, Canadian Tire and Telus all suspended hockey Canada sponsorship on Tuesday until they were convinced that appropriate steps were taken to improve the sporting culture.

Hockey Canada’s major partner, hockey equipment maker Bauer, issued a statement Thursday, allegations were “extremely uneasy,” and the company closely tracked the facts of the situation and is a national sport organization.

“We have recently observed a difficult situation in many communities across Canada, especially for girls,” Mary Kay Meshier, vice president of global marketing at Bauer Hockey, said in a statement. “Current systems and policies are failing undervalued families,” she said.

This report by Canadian Press was first published on June 30, 2022.