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Young Athletes are Not Above the Law

Published: 6 February 2026

Professor Gordon Bloom, Director of ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï's Sport Psychology Laboratory, was interviewed by CHCH-TV about the felony assault charges against Gavin McKenna who was seen as Canada's rising hockey star and top NHL 2026 draft prospect. "What we have to remind young people is that they're not invincible and they're not above the law," said Bloom. "This is another black eye for hockey in Canada," he commented as he described a pattern of recent scandals but that he remained hopeful that Hockey Canada was working to address player violence.Ìý Bloom further commented on how the assault charges and possible conviction could impact McKenna's career and how other young athletes should be looking at this instance as an example of what not to do.

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