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Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterFeb 2, 2024, 04:15 PM ET
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It has been a seismic couple weeks for Hockey Canada as five current or former NHL players surrendered to London, Ontario, police in connection to a sexual assault case from 2018.
The five players in question — New Jersey Devils forward Michael McLeod and defenseman Cal Foote, Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart, Calgary Flames forward Dillon Dube and former Ottawa Senators forward Alex Formenton — were part of Canada’s gold medal-winning world junior championship team in 2018 that has been under investigation after a woman alleged she was sexually assaulted by eight members of the team in a civil lawsuit filed in 2022.
Each player turned himself into London police over the past several days to face charges pertaining to the police investigation. Lawyers for all five men confirmed to ESPN that their clients deny any wrongdoing, and will fight the charges brought against them.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman told reporters on Friday that the NHL had commissioned its own year-long investigation into the incident that included interviewing every player from the 2018 team. Bettman said the league will not release its findings until after the London police’s judicial process is finished.
An update on the case from London police is expected via news conference on Monday, Feb. 5.
It has taken nearly six years to reach this milestone in a case that has rocked Hockey Canada — the sport’s national governing body — to its core. Before the police provide further insight into the legal path ahead in Monday’s news conference, here’s a timeline of what we know so far, including when the alleged assault took place, who was involved and why that lag time exists between the alleged incident and finally identifying (and charging) the players believed to be involved.
Jan. 5, 2018: Buffalo, New York
Canada defeated Sweden 3-1 to win gold at the 2018 IIHF world junior…
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Author : Kristen Shilton
Publish date : 2024-02-02 21:12:42
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