Hockey Canada Scandal: NHL Teams Awaiting Investigation Outcomes

Regarding the NHL’s investigation into the 2018 Hockey Canada incident, which has lately received additional attention, a statement is anticipated. Hockey Canada reached a settlement with a woman who said that eight players had sexually assaulted her in May 2022. Members of Canada’s 2018 World Junior Team are included in that.

Hockey Canada Scandal: NHL Teams Awaiting Investigation Outcomes

The Stanley Cup Finals are concluded. The NHL Draft is now in the rearview. And teams generally gather their young players from their development camps.

Teams are anxiously awaiting the findings of a lengthy investigation by Hockey Canada and Canadian law enforcement into an alleged sexual assault involving up to eight members of Canada’s 2018 World Juniors squad, which is why the mood is tense.

Throughout the judicial procedures, the participants’ identities remained a secret.

The NHL has launched a separate inquiry into the situation because several of Canada’s world junior players already have professional contracts there.

Police claim that five of the 2018 team members—who have not yet been named—were complicit in a sexual assault that took place in a hotel room. They further claim that three other members were there but did not take part in the assault.

“I believe, when taking a global view of the evidence, [E.M.] subjectively believed that she had no alternative but to engage in the [specific sex act(s)]. Further, I believe that each of the suspects knew or ought to have known that [E.M.] had not consented,” Sergeant David Younan wrote in a court filing.

An upcoming report on the NHL’s investigation into the allegations is anticipated, according to noted insider Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff, who offered his opinions on the matter during the most recent episode of the DFO Rundown Podcast.

The investigation’s results, according to Seravalli, would soon be officially announced, and he said that teams are preparing for potential player sanctions.

 

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