Current：Home > MyNHL teams cut ties with four players charged in 2018 sexual assault case -Prime Capital Blueprint
NHL teams cut ties with four players charged in 2018 sexual assault case
TrendPulse Quantitative Think Tank Center View
Date：2025-04-06 21:50:49
NHL teams have cut ties with four players who were charged earlier this year in a 2018 sexual assault case.
Philadelphia Flyers goalie Carter Hart, Calgary Flames forward Dillon Dube, and two New Jersey Devils players, forward Michael McLeod and defenseman Cal Foote, didn't receive qualifying offers by Sunday's deadline for NHL teams to retain their restricted free agents.
Those four, along with former Ottawa Senators player Alex Formenton, were charged in February with sexual assault. McLeod faces two charges and the others face one charge.
Police say the assault occurred in London, Ontario, after a 2018 Hockey Canada gala honoring the gold-medal-winning world junior championship team.
"After the event, the accused and several teammates met the victim at a downtown bar and later invited her to a hotel room, where the sexual assault by the individuals now charged took place," London police chief Thai Truong said in a February news conference.
The four NHL players had requested and were granted indefinite leave from their teams. Lawyers for Hart and for the other players said they would fight the charges in court.
The London Free Press reported in June that no trial date has been set.
The four NHL players now become unrestricted free agents. Formenton played in Europe last season.
Contract buyouts
Sunday was also the deadline for teams to buy out players' contracts.
Buffalo Sabres forward Jeff Skinner is a free agent after the team bought out the remaining three years of his contract.
The Edmonton Oilers said they were taking steps to buy out goaltender Jack Campbell, who was sent to the American Hockey League this season following a disappointing one-plus seasons for the 2022 free agent signee.
Winnipeg Jets defenseman Nate Schmidt (according to TSN) and Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Boqvist also will be bought out.
Dallas Stars defenseman Ryan Suter (for a second time) and Flyers forward Cam Atkinson were bought out earlier.
veryGood！ (1)
Related
- Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what’s next for those who oppose Trump
- Gov. Moore celebrates ship’s removal, but says he won’t be satisfied until Key Bridge stands again
- Kid Rock allegedly waved gun at reporter, used racial slur during Rolling Stone interview
- Bronny James leaves NBA draft combine as potential second-round pick - in some eyes
- Juan Soto praise of Mets' future a tough sight for Yankees, but World Series goal remains
- Below Deck's Capt. Kerry Slams Bosun Ben's Blatant Disrespect During Explosive Confrontation
- Carvings on Reese's packaging aren't on actual chocolates, consumer lawsuit claims
- Heavy equipment, snow shovels used to clean up hail piled knee-deep in small Colorado city
- 2025 'Doomsday Clock': This is how close we are to self
- U.S. troops will complete their withdrawal from Niger by mid-September, the Pentagon says
Ranking
- Scoot flight from Singapore to Wuhan turns back after 'technical issue' detected
- 'People of the wrong race': Citi hit with racial discrimination lawsuit over ATM fees
- Jennifer Garner Breaks Down in Tears Over Her and Ben Affleck's Daughter Violet Graduating School
- U.S. troops will complete their withdrawal from Niger by mid-September, the Pentagon says
- Current, future North Carolina governor’s challenge of power
- Clark signs multiyear deal with Wilson Sporting Goods for signature basketball line
- Wegovy, Saxenda study reveals surprising trend for weight loss drugs
- See Dwayne Johnson transform into Mark Kerr in first photo from biopic 'The Smashing Machine'
Recommendation
Costco membership growth 'robust,' even amid fee increase: What to know about earnings release
Matthew Perry’s Death Still Being Investigated By Authorities Over Ketamine Source
49-year-old California man collapses, dies while hiking on Mount Shasta, police say
20 book-to-screen adaptations in 2024: ‘Bridgerton,’ ‘It Ends With Us,’ ’Wicked,’ more
Civic engagement nonprofits say democracy needs support in between big elections. Do funders agree?
Bella Hadid returns to Cannes in sultry sheer Saint Laurent dress
Inside Carolyn Bessette's Final Days: Heartbreaking Revelations About Her Life With John F. Kennedy Jr.
Election deniers moving closer to GOP mainstream, report shows, as Trump allies fill Congress