Four NHL players have reportedly been placed on indefinite leave by their teams following a sexual assault scandal first reported by the Globe and Mail.
The four players are Michael McLeod and Carter Foote of the New Jersey Devils, Carter Hart of the Philadelphia Flyers, and Dillon Dube of the Calgary Flames.The Flames announced They placed Mr Dube on “indefinite leave” on Sunday citing mental health reasons and insisted he was “under professional care”.
The Flyers announced that Hart requested leave Tuesday afternoon, citing “personal reasons.”
Philadelphia Flyers General Manager Daniel Briere said:
“Carter Hart has requested and been granted an indefinite leave of absence citing personal reasons. The club has no further comment at this time.” pic.twitter.com/jC1GyxcKWR
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHL Flyers) January 23, 2024
The Devils then announced Wednesday that McLeod and Foote would also be placed on indefinite leave.
— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) January 24, 2024
The charges stem from an alleged incident at the 2018 World Junior Hockey Championships in London, Ontario, Canada. according to To the Globe and Mail.
In March 2022, Hockey Canada settled a civil lawsuit with an anonymous woman who claimed she was sexually assaulted in June 2018 by eight men, including five members of the 2018 World Junior Team. according to This was reported to Canadian news media, Sports Network.
London police and a law firm affiliated with Hockey Canada launched an independent investigation the day after the incident, which has since been closed. according to Global News Canada. (Related: Tony Furcak saves 'purple' woman who was choking during match)
However, the results of the survey are resumed After the 2022 civil suit became public, London police asked five World Juniors players to surrender to face charges, the Globe and Mail reported. The five reportedly include the four aforementioned NHL players and a fifth former NHL player, Alex Formenton. played For the Ottawa Senators from 2017 to 2022.
London police declined further comment on the matter and told the Daily Caller that they have scheduled a press conference for February 5.
