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And they said, ‘You don’t know what it’s like to deal with racism.’ And that hit me hard.” And somebody from the other team says, ‘Oh, you guys are overreacting.’ They broke down and started crying. “Where it really hit me is when I walked out with two of the moms that I didn’t really know that well. He explains some of the moms on the team broke down after someone from an opposing team basically told them that they were overreacting. Am I supposed to tell a 10-year-old boy or a nine-year-old boy to go back on the ice when they’re scared? I’m not doing my job as a leader if I am not facilitating a safe, fun environment for a child.” And at that point, this was beyond hockey,” says MacGillivray. “I looked at those kids, and they were scared, and hockey, sports is supposed to be fun, and enjoyable. He says he does not regret taking his team off the ice at the tournament in Coquitlam after what he claims he saw on their faces.

In an interview with Daily Hive, MacGillivray - who has been coaching hockey in Surrey since 1989 - stressed he does not want this to be about him and is just concerned for his team and the message this decision sends to young boys in sport. MacGillivray calls for changes at Surrey Minor Hockey Association Players and parents are now demanding a response from the Surrey Minor Hockey Association, saying this appears to be a targeted vendetta against MacGillivray. They basically just started avoiding us,” says a parent who spoke with Daily Hive.ĭaily Hive saw many of the letters sent to SMHA - written by both parents and players - praising MacGillivray for his dedication and saying he took an “ethical stance against racism and sacrificed his own fate with BC Hockey in-order to protect our kids.” And that’s when we kind of got to say why, you know, why wouldn’t you want to meet a bunch of parents. “So they firstly ignored us, then they refuse the meeting saying, no, we don’t need to meet you.

"We made a mistake": City crews caught dropping off belongings from DTES at parkĪlmost immediately after MacGillivray’s suspension ended in late March, he received an email stating he was being released from the SMHA.Īfter word spread, parents and kids sent numerous letters of support to the hockey association, saying they wanted to meet with the people who made this decision.

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Because of that, MacGillivray was suspended for 30 days for leaving the ice, in accordance with BC Hockey rules. No recordings or videos of the game were shared with Daily Hive.ĭaily Hive was told that the team coached by MacGillivray had 15 South Asian players.Īccording to a parent, who Daily Hive has agreed to keep anonymous, several of the young players were bawling, and MacGillivray protested to the on-ice officials and tournament safety officials, stating he didn’t feel his players could safely return to the ice.Īfter talking with other coaches and parents, the decision was made to leave the tournament.

Some hockey parents in Surrey are outraged and rallying around a coach who was terminated from the Surrey Minor Hockey Association over email.īrian MacGillivray was with the SMHA for more than 30 years and, according to a parent Daily Hive spoke with, he was let go over an incident in February where he allegedly defended his players against apparent racial taunts from an opposing team.īack in February, the rep team was playing in a minor hockey tournament in Coquitlam, and some of the 10-year-olds were allegedly called “monkey,” “banana,” and the N-word by numerous players on the opposing team.