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Toronto hockey coach accused of making sexual comments about women's hockey players
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Hockey Canada has been under a lot of scrutiny as of late and that is going to continue thanks to allegations against Mat Weidenfelder, a 35-year-old Toronto are hockey coach.
Weidenfelder coached a women's hockey team and stands accused of making sexually charged comments. Furthermore, he allegedly made comments about the player's intelligence and even their looks. These allegations come from a third-party investigation into the coach's alleged conduct. Rick Westhead of TSN has the story.
"Substantiated allegations included that the coach:
*Told his female players he would enter their dressing room so long as they all were wearing at least sport bras, even if that made some of them uncomfortable.
*Told players in early October 2022 that he wouldn't speak with their parents because they were «whiny f--king pricks.»
*Suggested to players that one of their teammates had left a practice early probably because she was going to engage in a sexual act with her boyfriend.
*Used an «Indian accent» when calling the name of a player of South Asian descent, commented that a player was «hot,» and described another player as being of low intelligence.
*Tried to «photobomb» a picture being taken of a player and her father by pulling down his pants and «showing his butt.»
*Regularly used profanity with and berated his 16- to 18-year-old players.
After being suspended for about six months, the coach was allowed to return to coaching after taking a respect in sport course.
Hockey Canada has kept the coach's sanction a secret. He is now working with a new Toronto team, which told me it had no idea about the coach's disciplinary history."
*Told his female players he would enter their dressing room so long as they all were wearing at least sport bras, even if that made some of them uncomfortable.
*Told players in early October 2022 that he wouldn't speak with their parents because they were «whiny f--king pricks.»
*Suggested to players that one of their teammates had left a practice early probably because she was going to engage in a sexual act with her boyfriend.
*Used an «Indian accent» when calling the name of a player of South Asian descent, commented that a player was «hot,» and described another player as being of low intelligence.
*Tried to «photobomb» a picture being taken of a player and her father by pulling down his pants and «showing his butt.»
*Regularly used profanity with and berated his 16- to 18-year-old players.
After being suspended for about six months, the coach was allowed to return to coaching after taking a respect in sport course.
Hockey Canada has kept the coach's sanction a secret. He is now working with a new Toronto team, which told me it had no idea about the coach's disciplinary history."
At this time, Weidenfelder's new team has yet to make an official decision on his tenure. However, it is crystal clear that he is under more scrutiny than ever before. Only time will tell what happens to him now that this report is officially out there.
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