the Hockey Canada Scandal (the 2018 Canadian World Junior Team)

The Canadian Gothic

Curiouscast

True Crime, Documentary, History, Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2025

⏱️ 83 minutes

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In June 2018, following a Hockey Canada gala in London, Ontario, a young woman alleged she was sexually assaulted by members of Canada’s gold medal winning World Junior hockey team. The case was investigated and closed without charges, and the public remained unaware for years. That changed in 2022, when a civil lawsuit and quiet settlement from the sport’s regulating body Hockey Canada exposed the allegations. The fallout triggered parliamentary hearings, sponsor withdrawals, leadership resignations, and a reopened criminal investigation that culminated in a high profile trial against five of the men involved, all now NHL players. In this episode, I’m joined by Kristi Lee, host of Canadian True Crime, to walk through the full timeline of the Hockey Canada sexual assault scandal and examine what it reveals about accountability, power, and trust in Canadian sport. Links: Canadian True Crime’s 5 part series - https://www.canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes/191 thecanadiangothic.com Send a voicememo to the show: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/contact Subscribe to the show: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/subscribe Musical Theme: Noir Toyko by Monty Datta Social Links: Website: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCanadianGothic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecanadiangothic/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:44.6	Hello listeners. Before we begin, I want to warn you that this episode contains discussion of sexual assault allegations.
0:51.5	Some of the details we reference get quite graphic and may be disturbing to some
0:55.4	listeners. Tonight's episode is going to focus on one of the most consequential scandals in
1:00.7	Canadian sports history. It involves both members of Canada's gold medal winning 2018
1:06.3	World Junior Hockey Team, as well as the sports governing body, Hockey Canada.
1:11.4	The scandal centers around an incident that occurred in London, Ontario,
1:15.3	during what was supposed to be a weekend to celebrate the gold medal win.
1:19.2	After a Hockey Canada gala, the 18 to 20-year-old players fanned out
1:23.6	between several bars and nightclubs in downtown London.
1:27.1	When the dust settled, a young woman,
1:28.9	who due to a publication ban will refer to as EM, alleges that what started as a consensual
1:35.1	act between her and one of the players led to her being sexually assaulted by multiple players
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