NHL player continues testimony today at sex assault trial of ex-world junior teammates in London, Ont.

WARNING: This article references sexual assault and may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it.

A former world junior hockey player was in the witness box for the first time at the sexual assault trial of five teammates from the 2018 championship team, telling the London, Ont., court about players' text exchanges and a call he received from a Hockey Canada executive about an investigation.

Taylor Raddysh, now a forward with the Washington Capitals, testified remotely Wednesday from Arlington, Va., hours before their playoff game against the Montreal Canadiens.

The trial is hearing the case against Michael McLeod, Dillon Dubé, Carter Hart, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton, who've all had NHL careers. The five have pleaded not guilty to one count each of sexual assault. McLeod has also pleaded not guilty to a charge of being party to the offence.

Raddysh's testimony ended early and is expected to resume today as CBC continues its live coverage.

Under examination by Crown attorney Meaghan Cunningham, Raddysh spoke about how he felt making the world junior squad. 

"As a kid, you really want to be part of that team," he said.

The world junior team's captain, Dubé, was tasked with being a leader "on and off the ice," Raddysh said, a role requiring him to "lead by example." 

Raddysh was the second witness Wednesday, after London police Det. Tiffany Waque, who showed videos of the group of men dancing together and with E.M., the complainant in the case whose identity is protected by a publication ban.

At one point in the surveillance video taken early into June 19, 2018, at Jack's bar, Dubé is seen taking off his shirt. In another, he picks up E.M. as she straddles him on the dance floor. 

E.M. is seen having her ponytail pulled by one of the players on the dance floor and her buttocks slapped. She dances with McLeod and others. 

In one of the videos taken at the bar by McLeod using his phone at 1:21 that morning, the players are dancing and singing to Hey Baby by DJ Ötzi. The song was played whenever a goal was scored during the 2018 world junior hockey tournament the Canadian team won months earlier, the jury was told. 

Justice Maria Carroccia, who's overseeing the case, cautioned jurors they can't draw conclusions from seeing E.M. kiss McLeod or having other "physical interactions" with players.

The law restricts how prior sexual conduct can be used by a jury, Carroccia told them.