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Canadian True Crime

Analyzing the Hockey Canada trial [2]

Canadian True Crime

Kristi Lee

True Crime, History, Society & Culture

4.7 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2025

⏱️ 97 minutes

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Summary

The Hockey Canada verdicts are final, but the story isn’t. In Part 2, Kristi Lee looks closely at the most talked-about evidence, how it was reflected in the written decision, and how that shaped public opinion. Thanks for your patience!


In this episode:

  • The flaws in the first police investigation - and why it didn't result in charges
  • Michael McLeod's instagram exchange with EM the day after the hotel room incident
  • The "group chat" six days later that appears to show the hockey players trying to get their stories straight
  • The series of debacles that resulted in this jury trial switching to judge-alone
  • Survivors JB and Kelly Favro return to share their perspectives about watching this case unfold not only as survivors — but also as massive hockey fans.


Content Warning: Details of sexual acts.


PLEASE NOTE: This series does not dispute the judge’s verdicts. Instead, it highlights a deeper truth: contradictions and inconsistencies existed on both sides, yet the accused players’ accounts were overwhelmingly accepted while the victim-complainant's was dismissed as “not credible or reliable.” Regardless of verdicts, our position is that this framing was both unnecessary and harmful — and its impact reaches far beyond the trial itself.


This is a three part series. Coming up in Part 3:

  • Piecing together what happened in Room 209 - and how it was reflected in the court's written decision
  • The alleged "slap" and other specific incidents
  • Brett Howden's controversial testimony
  • Other sexual assault allegations
  • And more...


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1:00.4

The podcast often has disturbing content and coarse language.

1:03.2

It's not for everyone. Please take care when listening.

1:06.1

An additional content warning.

1:09.6

This episode includes details of sexual acts.

1:22.6

Hi there, I hope you're well. This is part two of our Hockey Canada trial series. Thanks so much for your patience while I took some time to get it all together, because there

1:27.9

is going to be a part three as well, although you won't have to wait anywhere near as long.

1:33.4

Honestly, we could probably go on forever with this case because it's massive and overwhelming.

1:39.1

It's the most complex sexual assault trial in Canadian history.

1:43.1

One victim complainant, five accused hockey players,

1:46.8

at least five more of their teammates who were witnesses, multiple police statements,

1:51.8

hockey Canada interviews, hours of testimony, wall-to-wall media coverage, and the fact that

1:57.4

those not guilty verdicts came with an unprecedented 90-page written decision.

2:03.7

Add to that, the emotion around the case, the verdicts, and in response to our part one,

2:09.3

and it's a lot to take in. So while I have gone through it all, I've narrowed it down to the key

2:15.1

points that caught my attention, and we're going to

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