It has been alleged by the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation that USA Hockey, the governing body of Team USA Hockey, coordinated events that permit transgender athletes to participate in the women’s division, with competition being officially sanctioned.
“The committee recently learned that months after USA Hockey received complaints about trans women playing in a Dallas women’s league, the Dallas women’s league was suspended,” a statement from the Senate committee to Fox News Digital read.
“It will be replaced with an open league to provide ‘a league experience that all can enjoy.’ This essentially means there is no longer a Dallas league dedicated solely to women, and women who joined the Dallas league, seeking to only compete with women, must now choose between possibly competing against men or not competing at all. USA Hockey is choosing to placate trans players instead of protecting opportunities for women.” (RELATED: MLB Just Reminded Everyone That It’s Pride Month — To Me, It’s Just The Beginning Of Hurricane Season)
Sent to Fox News Digital, a written report was also issued by the committee.
It’s claimed in the report that following USA Hockey updating its policy on participant eligibility to be in compliance with the policy from the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), as well as an executive order from President Donald Trump to “save women’s sports,” a new registration classification for adult hockey branded “the open classification” was then launched by USA Hockey.
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The classification is pushed as a “flexible participation pathway for any registered USA Hockey member, regardless of sex or gender identity” and is specifically meant for transgender athletes to compete in female sports.
“USA Hockey leadership is encouraging women’s leagues and tournaments with women’s divisions to continue marketing themselves as being for women, but with caveats that the league/tournament division is inclusive of male athletes. Through this loophole, men who identify as women can participate in a league marketed as a women’s league,” reads the report, per Fox News Digital.
Based in Texas, the Dallas Stars Women’s Hockey League (DSWHL) was specifically named in the report.
“The DSWHL women’s league began its spring season in April 2026, after USA Hockey’s updated participant eligibility policy became effective. Despite this, multiple men who identify as women are playing in the league,” states the report. “USA Hockey is aware of this and has done nothing to prevent the men from continuing to participate in the women’s league. As a result, women who joined the DSWHL women’s league specifically to avoid competing against men are now forced to compete against men if they want to play the sport they love.
“This is wrong on every level and clearly violates President Trump’s executive order and the recent changes made to USA Hockey’s gender policies.”