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Boston Globe
4 days ago
- Sport
- Boston Globe
‘Boom, I'm back. It was pretty amazing.' Bruin Jeremy Swayman found his game playing for Team USA at World Championship.
The telltale scent was of champagne and beer, the celebratory beverages of choice that showered down on Swayman and his Team USA brethren Sunday in Stockholm when copping Advertisement It also was Swayman's first gold on the international stage — adding to his World Junior bronze medal while on loan from the University of Maine — and it further whet his appetite to play for the Yanks come February at the Olympic Games in Italy. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'Completely,' he said. 'I want nothing more than to be on that Olympic team and being a big piece of USA Hockey, making an impact on this game and taking a gold medal home.' Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman helped Team USA win the World Championship for the first time since 1933. David L. Ryan/Globe Staff Of far more interest to Bruins fans, of course, is what version of Swayman they'll see in the months leading up to, and following, the Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. He struggled in 2024-25, along with most everyone in Black and Gold. The hope throughout the organization now is that the gold-plated, refreshed version of the No. 1 backstop serves as a leverage point in getting the franchise back in the Stanley Cup chase. Advertisement On the eve of the championship game, after backing the US to its semifinal win over Sweden, Swayman said he felt 'rebirthed in a way' by the tournament. He repeated that sentiment Wednesday, while making clear what price a disappointing season extracted from him. 'The ups and down of the season definitely took a toll,' he said. 'The outside noise I was facing, with personal matters, and we weren't getting results as a team. I felt like I was going to the rink every day, doing what I needed to do, and still just wasn't getting results — I had to dig in deeper, had to find different ways to find a way to win, just feel good on the ice. This [playing for Team USA] was just a great way for me to do it.' Some of that outside noise, he noted, included the lingering narrative about his negotiations for a new contract (eight years/$66 million) and the late start to his training camp that came with it. His numbers slumped. So did his confidence. All of which had him eager of a mental reset as he headed to Europe for Uncle Sam. For a guy looking for a reset, a 'different mind-set,' as Swayman put it, it was good to be away with his fellow Americans, 'I truly felt it was a total mind-set thing,' Swayman said. 'I know I can play at this level. I know I can have success at this level. But my mind-set was something that was challenged this year, and what I got to experience with this tournament was, if I get my mind right, I'm pretty hard to score on — and that's something I could really build on.' Advertisement Swayman went 7-0-0 in the tournament, with a 1.69 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage. Although a relatively small sample size compared with the daily NHL grind, and largely against competition not of NHL caliber, it was a vast improvement over his Bruins season: 22-29-7, 3.11, .892. 'The hardest thing ever was letting other people down,' said Swayman. 'Not having confidence in myself, walking down the street and worrying about what other people are thinking, what other people are saying. That's not who I am. That's not who Jeremy is. And I just said, [expletive] that, I'm just going to carry myself with the demeanor that I'm here for a reason — I'm going to help this team win, I am going out to be who I am.' Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman went 7-0-0 at the World Championship. David L. Ryan/Globe Staff The contrast struck him, noted Swayman, when walking the streets of Denmark and Sweden, where people came up to him, asking for autographs and pictures. 'Two weeks [earlier], I would have been like, 'Why?' ' he said. 'I just changed my mind-set. I said, this is why, because I can have an impact on people and I can have an impact on the game of hockey, and it's an incredible opportunity. I have to enjoy it and embrace it.' To emphasize his point, Swayman emphatically snapped his fingers, just once, mirroring the click inside his head. Advertisement 'That's exactly what I did,' he said. 'Boom, I'm back. It was pretty amazing.' Kevin Paul Dupont can be reached at
CBC
6 days ago
- CBC
Crown loses final attempt to enter key texts at hockey sexual assault trial
The judge in the sexual assault trial of five Canadian former World Junior hockey players has denied the Crown's final attempt to enter potentially damning texts between its witness Brett Howden and defendant Dillon Dubé. The texts took on extra importance after Howden testified that he was unable to recall events from the night of the alleged assault.
Toronto Star
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Toronto Star
The Hockey Canada trial lays bear a battle in the escalating war for men's humanity
The woman alleging sexual assault by a group of junior hockey players says she's unsure if all of the men in the room were involved. Her suit names four, not five, John Does because when she regained consciousness, John Doe 5 was 'standing in the corner … crying throughout the remainder of the [alleged] assaults.' These details aren't from the ongoing criminal trial of five members of Canada's championship 2018 World Junior hockey team. They're from another case, a $3.75 million civil suit filed in March that names four men, the Ontario Hockey League and the Canadian Hockey League as liable for the alleged actions of Windsor Spitfires players at a party in 1984. Such a long, short time ago. Opinion articles are based on the author's interpretations and judgments of facts, data and events. More details
Time of India
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Accused 'men, not boys': Complainant in Hockey Canada sex assault trial firm under intense grilling
The trial of five former Canada world junior hockey players entered its eighth day in London, Ontario, with defence lawyers intensifying their cross-examination of the complainant, E.M. The accused—Dillon Dubé, Cal Foote , Alex Formenton, Carter Hart , and Michael McLeod—have all pleaded not guilty to the charges of sexually assaulting E.M. Julianna Greenspan , representing Cal Foote, questioned E.M. about when she became aware that the men she interacted with at Jack's bar on June 19, 2018, were hockey players. E.M. maintained that she did not know they were hockey players until later in the evening. She also stated that it would not have influenced her actions if she had known they were world junior players. Also Read: Hockey Canada players' sex assault trial: Complainant to face more cross-examination 5 5 Next Stay Playback speed 1x Normal Back 0.25x 0.5x 1x Normal 1.5x 2x 5 5 / Skip Ads by by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like New Container Houses In Ait Ourir Container House | Search Ads Search Now Undo Greenspan suggested that E.M. had a clear agenda. She asked why E.M. now calls the accused 'men' instead of 'boys,' which was her term in a 2018 police statement. E.M. replied, 'They were all 18 or 19. That makes them men.' Live Events Greenspan also focused on E.M.'s knowledge of the players' identities. In security footage from Jack's bar, E.M. is seen talking animatedly to a friend who worked as a bouncer. Greenspan said E.M. looked excited and told the bouncer she had spent the night dancing with 'Team Canada boys.' E.M. denied knowing their identities that night, saying, 'I didn't know that's what they were.' Another video showed E.M. chatting and laughing with one of the accused, Michael McLeod , at the bar. Greenspan claimed they were having 'fun banter.' E.M. responded that she remembered being with him but couldn't recall the conversation due to the noise and alcohol. The defence also showed footage of the players entering Jack's bar. Greenspan asked E.M. if she was told about their arrival by the bouncer. E.M. said she didn't recall that. She said she only remembered the bouncer friend when she watched the videos during trial preparation in March 2025. Also Read: Who is Charlotte Arnould? Actress who accused Depardieu of rape reacts to his conviction Greenspan accused E.M. of hiding details about the bouncer to avoid testimony that could damage her claims. E.M. disagreed, saying, 'I would have liked to have remembered that conversation. He could have confirmed I was drunk.' The counsel also discussed E.M.'s background and her family's ties to hockey. Greenspan suggested she must have known about the 2018 World Junior gold win. E.M. said she wasn't a hockey fan and had no interest in the team. The Crown can recall E.M. to clarify any points raised during the cross-examination. The trial is expected to continue later this week.
New York Times
13-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Defense attorney questions E.M. about calling players men during Hockey Canada trial
The fifth and final defense attorney in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial began her cross-examination Tuesday by accusing the complainant of having 'an agenda' for using the term 'men' to refer to the five hockey players accused of sexual assault and other members of the 2018 Canadian World Junior team. Advertisement Throughout the trial, all five defense attorneys have referred to the accused, who were all at least 18 at the time of the alleged incident, as 'boys.' Julianna Greenspan, lawyer for Cal Foote, suggested that E.M. referring to the players as 'men' was an intentional choice. E.M. agreed, referencing their ages. 'I've been calling them men because that's what they were,' E.M. said. Foote, Michael McLeod, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dubé and Carter Hart are all facing sexual assault charges stemming from an alleged incident in which E.M. said she was sexually assaulted over the span of several hours in a London, Ont., hotel room while players were in town for a Hockey Canada event celebrating their 2018 World Juniors championship. All five players have pleaded not guilty. E.M. has appeared in the witness box by CCTV since May 2. She has testified that after a night of drinking and dancing at Jack's bar, she returned to the hotel with McLeod and engaged in consensual sex. Afterward, she said, men showed up in the hotel room without her consent and that she was scared. E.M. said that she was asked to lay down on a bedsheet on the floor, and did so because she felt she had no choice. Over the next couple of hours, she said she was coaxed into performing oral sex and vaginal sex, and was slapped and spit on while players yelled out directions and encouraged each other. She said the experience left her feeling degraded and humiliated. On Tuesday, Greenspan brought up the first statement E.M. made to police in June 2018, in which she uses the word 'boy' to describe her interactions with the men she met at the bar that night. Greenspan emphasized that E.M. did not use the term 'man' in her statement in June 2018. 'Not one single time did you use the reference 'man' or 'men' in June 2018 to refer to these individuals, right?' Greenspan said. Advertisement 'That's right. That's not how I spoke back then,' E.M. replied. 'That was seven years ago.' Greenspan again suggested that E.M. used the term boys in 2018 because it described 'who they were' and 'what they were.' 'Pretty obvious,' Greenspan said. 'Just because I used 'boys,' because that was the only way I could really articulate this and get this out to the officer, doesn't change the fact that their age made them men,' E.M. replied. Greenspan continued to press the point. 'The reason you have so carefully changed your language is that you have come into this trial with a clear agenda,' Greenspan said. 'Isn't that right?' 'No, absolutely not. I'm older. I understand more,' E.M. said. 'They were men.' Greenspan suggested that E.M. was likely aware of who the World Junior players were because she had family members who played and coached hockey at various levels. Greenspan also noted that the London Knights are a popular OHL team. The Knights play at Canada Life Place next door to the London Courthouse, and just a few blocks away from Jack's bar and the Delta hotel. 'I knew of the London Knights team … I couldn't tell you a single player on the team,' E.M. said, adding that she had never been to a Knights game at that point. Greenspan said that in December 2018, the Canadian World Junior team played an exhibition game at the Knights arena, then known as Budweiser Garden. E.M. said she was not aware that the team played there. She has previously testified that she did not share her family's interest in hockey. Greenspan continues her cross-examination of E.M. today. — The Athletic's Dan Robson reported remotely from Toronto, and The Athletic's Kamila Hinkson reported remotely from Montreal. The Athletic's Katie Strang contributed additional reporting. (Photo of Cal Foote arriving at the London, Ont., courthouse on May 8 with his lawyer Julianna Greenspan: Geoff Robins / The Canadian Press via AP)
