Hockey Canada announced on Saturday that Brendan Shanahan will lead a review of men’s junior hockey in Ontario.
The review will deliver recommendations to Hockey East Ontario, Hockey Northwestern Ontario, the Ontario Hockey Federation and Hockey Canada on how to strengthen and evolve junior hockey in the province. Shanahan will produce two public documents as part of his review.
Shanahan will report to a six-person committee consisting of Craig Halpenny (Hockey Eastern Ontario president), Dean Filane (Hockey Northwestern Ontario president), Jeffrey Turner (Ontario Hockey Federation Board of Directors chair), Jonathan Goldbloom (Hockey Canada Board of Directors chair), John Kastner (Hockey Canada board member) and Katherine Henderson (Hockey Canada president and chief executive officer).
“Playing hockey for Team Canada was one of the greatest honours of my career, so to work on this project with Hockey Canada and its three Ontario Members to help give back to the game in my home province is an opportunity that I am very grateful for,” said Shanahan. “Throughout this review, I’m looking forward to learning from those involved in junior hockey in Ontario and better understanding their visions for how we can build a stronger system for everyone participating in our great game.”
From 2014-25, Shanahan spent 11 seasons as president of the Toronto Maple Leafs. He also previously spent five years with the NHL, including three seasons as senior vice president of player safety.
As a player, Shanahan skated in 1,524 games, scoring 656 goals with a 1,354 points split between the New Jersey Devils, St. Louis Blues, Hartford Whalers, Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers.
The Mimico, Ont., native is a member of the Triple Gold Club, winning three Stanley Cup championships, Olympic gold in 2002, and a World Championship title in 1994. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2013.