University cancels intramural ice hockey after ‘equity audit’

University cancels intramural ice hockey after ‘equity audit’

• A Canadian university has decided to scrub its intramural hockey program after an “equity audit” determined it needs to be more “accessible and inclusive.”

"In a statement, Alberta’s Mount Royal University said
We have recently assessed ice hockey intramurals through our Accessible and Inclusive Programs Audit, an Equity Analysis, our Program Needs Assessment, informal feedback, and observation. 

Many factors were considered in these assessments which included, but are not limited to, 

• sense of belonging; 
• participant behavior (this includes anything that may lead to a penalty during games); 
• who the program was built by, with, without, and for; 
• equipment requirements; skill requirements; participant fees..."