
Four NHL Players Charged With Sexual Assault
Four NHL players were charged by police in London, Ontario, in connection with an investigation into an alleged sexual assault by members of Canada’s 2018 world junior team, their lawyers said on Jan. 30. Philadelphia Flyers goalie Carter Hart, Mike McLeod and Cal Foote of the New Jersey Devils, and Dillon Dube of the Calgary Flames were all charged. Former NHL player Alex Formenton, a forward with HC Ambri-Piotta of Switzerland’s National League, was charged on Jan. 28. Each of the players recently took a leave of absence from their respective teams. The charges are related to an alleged group sexual assault of a woman in June 2018 following a Hockey Canada golf and gala event where the junior team was being honoured for their gold medal win at the world junior championships....
