Intro

<p>Content warning: this conversation contains graphic details of an alleged sexual assault so please take care while listening.</p><p><br></p><p>Proceedings began late last month in a trial that has been seven years in the making.</p><p><br></p><p>It involves five former members of Canada's gold medal winning 2018 world juniors hockey team. They've been accused of sexually assaulting a woman who is known as E.M.</p><p><br></p><p>All five have pleaded not guilty.</p><p><br></p><p>This same alleged assault made headlines a few years back when it was revealed that Hockey Canada quietly settled a civil suit over it, and had settled other unrelated cases as well.</p><p><br></p><p>The CEO and entire board of Hockey Canada resigned. It ignited a fierce debate over hockey culture in this country.</p><p><br></p><p>The ongoing criminal trial has put that debate back in the crosshairs as the woman at the centre wrapped up a marathon seven day cross examination by multiple lawyers this week.</p><p><br></p><p>Today we are going to talk about what has transpired in the case so far and the larger questions about hockey culture with Katie Strang, a reporter with The Athletic.</p><p><br></p><p>For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts</a></p>