#hockey-canada

#hockey-canada

Five NHL players, including four current players, have been charged with sexual assault stemming from a 2018 case involving Canada's world junior hockey team.

The case has brought attention to the issue of sexual assault within Canadian hockey and led to revelations about secret slush funds used to pay out settlements on claims of sexual assault and abuse. [ more ]

Former NHL player Alex Formenton has turned himself in to police in connection with an alleged sexual assault by members of Canada's 2018 world junior team.

Hockey Canada has previously paid an undisclosed settlement to a woman who alleged she was sexually assaulted by players from the team. [ more ]

Five current or former NHL players have surrendered to police in connection to a sexual assault case from 2018.

The NHL has conducted its own investigation and will release its findings after the police's judicial process is finished. [ more ]

Multiple NHL players from Canada's gold-medal winning 2018 world junior team have taken leaves of absence amid a sexual assault investigation.

A woman sued Hockey Canada in 2022, alleging she was sexually assaulted by members of the team at a fundraising gala in 2018. [ more ]