NHL rumors: Dozen teams trying to get Carter Hart signed to two-three year contract, pending NHL-NHLPA agreement

NHL rumors: Dozen teams trying to get Carter Hart signed to two-three year contract, pending NHL-NHLPA agreement

Carter Hart was among the five players from the 2018 World Junior Hockey Canada team, who were acquitted of sexual assault charges by London, Ontario, judge Justice Maria Carrocia on July 24, 2025.

Metro Notes: Hart, Laperrière, Fehérváry

In late July, after the non-guilty verdict was announced, the NHL shared that none of the five players acquitted in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial would be permitted back into the league upon further investigation. Still, that hasn’t negated interest from some teams, especially around