What Was Left Unsaid in the Hockey Canada Trial

What Was Left Unsaid in the Hockey Canada Trial

This story contains details about sexual assault allegations that some readers may find disturbing. “One of these days, you’ll write a nice story about these boys,” Daniel Brown says to the group of reporters inside a London courthouse one morning this past May. “It’ll come.” He is the criminal defence lawyer for one of the aforementioned boys. It is day ten of the so-called junior hockey trial, where the five accused are charged with sexually a…

Here’s the next 2018 Hockey Canada trial player moving toward a contract

It’s been several weeks since Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote, and Dillon Dube were found not guilty on all charges in the 2018 Hockey Canada sexual assault trial, but we have kept hearing their names in our newsfeed. Despite the verdict, all five players remain ineligible to return to the NHL as the league continues its own investigation.In the meantime, the players has been forced to look overseas to keep their professio…

Update: NHL nears decision on players in high-profile Hockey Canada case

NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly says a decision is coming soon on the future of five former Hockey Canada players acquitted in a high-profile sexual assault case. The five were acquitted July 24 in London, Ontario. The case, tied to a hotel room encounter more than seven years ago, sparked national debate about consent and hockey culture. Despite the ruling, the NHL has kept the players ineligible to play while it reviews the findings, a move …