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A hard-hitting investigation into toxic hockey bros

- BY ANTHONY MILTON

We Breed Lions

Out November 5

BOOKS On May 26, 2022, TSN reporter Rick Westhead broke the story that Hockey Canada had settled a $3.55-million lawsuit with a woman known as E. M., who alleged that eight Canadian Hockey League players had sexually assaulted her. Westhead’s report led to mass resignations at Hockey Canada and a national reckoning on the rape culture in Canada’s favourite sport. In 2024, five of the eight men were charged with sexual assault, but they were ultimately acquitted in a deeply controversial verdict. Drawing on his past three years covering the case, Westhead’s new book, We Breed Lions, examines the toxic masculinity at the heart of hockey, asking where it comes from and what can be done to fix it for good.

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