Starting off this pod is some serious discussion about the Roe v Wade decision in the US and sexual assault in junior hockey. We get to our regularly scheduled hockey talk and shenanigans but we give way to more important issues first.

Links referenced in the show:

The Athletic: Sexual violence is embedded in junior hockey culture

https://theathletic.com/3373130/2022/06/20/sexual-violence-junior-hockey/

Bruce Arthur in the Toronto Star

Hockey Canada’s handling of sexual assault suit suggests a systemic problem

https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/opinion/2022/06/21/hockey-canadas-handling-of-sexual-assault-suit-suggests-a-systemic-problem.html

Rick Westhead on TSN.ca

Federal government freezing Hockey Canada’s funding

https://www.tsn.ca/federal-government-freezing-hockey-canada-s-funding-1.1816169