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The trial date has yet to be set.
Police confirmed in a news conference on Feb. 5 that sexual
assault charges had been filed against Carter Hart, Michael
McLeod, Cal Foote, Dillon Dube and Alex Formenton.
Hart, McLeod, Foote, Dube and Formenton each face one count of
sexual assault. McLeod faces an additional charge of being party
to an offense.
The players have denied criminal wrongdoing and no allegations
have been proved.
Formenton is a former NHL forward who was playing in Switzerland
at the time of his arrest, while the other four were active NHL
players who have taken paid leaves of absences from their teams
-- Hart (Philadelphia Flyers), Dube (Calgary Flames), and McLeod
and Foote (New Jersey Devils).
Pretrial motions allow attorneys to request the court rule on
certain issues before trial, such as introducing certain
evidence or getting court orders to obtain additional evidence.
TSN reported in May 2022 that a woman identified only by her
initials in court documents settled a $3.55 million lawsuit she
had filed against Hockey Canada and other defendants, including
eight unnamed players.
The woman reported that the alleged assault took place in a
London hotel room in June 2018 after a Hockey Canada Foundation
fundraiser.
After news of the settlement, Canada's Parliament convened
committee hearings to learn more about the case and as details
emerged, sponsors fled and several board members and top
executives of Hockey Canada were removed. London police later
reopened the investigation amid public outcry. Charges against
the players followed.
--Field Level Media
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