But they were in agreement — something had to be done about the team's head coach, Bernie Lynch. "In order to get a Sunday off, away from coach, my player would have to fabricate an elaborate lie," she said. The independent cross-border league is not part of Hockey Canada or USA Hockey, and is answerable only to itself. "All players agreed that Mr. Lynch was a demanding, but good hockey coach and that nothing inappropriate was taking place," Axmann wrote. Text messages from Bernie Lynch to hockey players he coached on the Edson Aeros.

Source: CBC News March 09, 2021 23:26 UTC