Renney stepping down as Hockey Canada president; Smith assuming job
TORONTO — Tom Renney is stepping down as president of Hockey Canada in a move he hopes will make the organization more “diverse.”
Scott Smith, Hockey Canada’s chief operating officer, will replace Renney as president as of July 1, while Renney will remain as CEO and continue to lead and set the direction for the organization.
“We make ourselves more diverse and put ourselves in a position to show necessary cache that’s required in the different elements that we work in,” Renney said of the change in roles. “(My job) is that of a vision, of inspiration to the masses, helping divide and conquer as much as anything.
“(Scott’s) job is from an operations perspective primarily making sure that on a daily basis from coast-to-coast-to-coast our staff is functioning as they need to.”