One of the biggest names in sports journalism will be in Milton to discuss his work.
The Milton Public Library (MPL) is hosting TSN’s senior correspondent Rick Westhead for an in-person event. Westhead has broken a number of major stories in the hockey, ranging from the 2010 sexual assault of a young Chicago Blackhawks player by a then-team coach to the 2018 Canadian Men’s World Juniors team that has eight anonymous players facing sexual assault charges.
The MPL says Westhead’s event will cover his investigative work and what has been learned thus far in regards to the ongoing Hockey Canada story.
Here’s Westhead’s BIO given on the MPL’s event page:
As a senior correspondent for TSN, award-winning investigative journalist Rick Westhead breaks news and creates original content for the network. Westhead takes on controversial issues in sports, uncovering the latest details and offering his own unique perspective. Prior to joining TSN, Westhead served as a contributor to the New York Times and was a foreign affairs writer for the Toronto Star, where he also covered sports business. Throughout his twenty-year career, Westhead has reported on a variety of sports issues, including exposing the inner workings of Russia’s KHL hockey league, the NHL’s denial of CTE and drug use amongst players and efforts to unionize junior hockey players. He was born in Oakville, Ontario, and was raised in Burlington.
‘Rick Westhead Reports on Hockey Canada’ will be on Tuesday, October 11th at 7:00 p.m. at the Sherwood library branch in Milton. Registration is required.