The Ontario Hockey League is launching a new program to increase players' understanding and awareness surrounding respect for women.
The league is partnering with the Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres and sexual assault centres in the Waterloo Region to develop the workshop to be rolled out in all hockey clubs.
O-H-L Vice-President Ted Baker says no single event was the catalyst for the program.
In September, former Windsor Spitfire Ben Johnson was found guilty of the sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl in 2013.
There have been multiple allegations of sexual assault among OHL players.
The league could not say how many when asked during a news conference earlier this week.