Hockey was once again mired in controversy when the Allen Americans signed Ben Johnson, a convicted child rapist, to their roster. He was released after public backlash—but that's the problem. The fact that he was signed at all reveals hockey's ongoing failure to prioritize survivor safety over talent. True change means predators are never given the platform in the first place—not because of backlash, but because protecting survivors is non-negotiable. Public pressure shouldn

Sexual assault is still nearly impossible to prosecute — victim-blaming, trauma ignorance, and good old-fashioned misogyny are alive and well. Not guilty is not the same as innocent. EM, I am sorry the world wasn’t ready to witness the courage it took to get on that stand. We are not safe until the world stops seeing us as commodities. We see you. We hear you. We believe you.