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Sportshour: Ice Hockey's sexual abuse scandal

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Ice Hockey's sexual abuse scandal

06/11/2021 GMT

BBC World Service - Sportshour, Ice Hockey's sexual abuse scandal

We hear from survivor Kyle Beach and journalist Rick Westhead on exposing abuse in hockey

We hear from survivor Kyle Beach and journalist Rick Westhead on exposing abuse in the NHL

The NHL, the professional ice hockey league in North America, has been rocked by allegations of sexual abuse and failure to investigate them when they were first made. It revolves around a law suit a former Chicago Blackhawks player has brought against the team after he allege he was abused by one of the coaches. That player, Kyle Beach, spoke out publicly this week in an emotional interview with TSN journalist Rick Westhead. We hear part of that interview and from Rick on exposing sexual abuse in the NHL and the cover up.

As COP26 continues in Glasgow we look at what role sport can play in protecting the planet. And whilst Baseball's World Series crowned its champion this week, for Milwaukee Brewer’s pitcher Brent Suter the work on making the sport environmentally conscious continues. Proudly known as the "greenest man in baseball" he tells us about the challenges he's faced trying to change minds and habits of team mates and fans.

Seeing our favourite stars doing their bit does have an impact because as fans we love our teams! After all the word 'fan' is short for fanatic. We hear from one group harnessing that deep passion in order to help the environment. Planet Super League gives fans the chance to represent the clubs they support in a sustainability league, the inaugural champions have just been crowned, we hear from the leagues CEO Tom Gribbin.

(Photo: Former NHL player Kyle Beach Credit: Getty Images)

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