The organization's board of directors met Wednesday to discuss next steps in how it will attempt to end the use of local team names that have offensive or racist connotations. The board is considering a regulatory change that could give Hockey Manitoba the authority to compel resistant clubs to change. Woods said there was unanimous agreement among board members at the Wednesday meeting in support of the organization's bylaw change. There's already an expectation that names not be disrespectful or offensive, said Woods, but the organization isn't involved in the selection of team names. Woods said ideally, Hockey Manitoba wouldn't be in the position it's in right now.

Source: CBC News July 17, 2020 02:03 UTC