"Sexual Assault Investigation Involving 2018 Canadian World Junior Hockey Team Unfolds"
Five members of the 2018 Canadian National Junior Team have taken leaves of absence from their NHL teams ahead of a police press conference regarding a 2022 lawsuit accusing eight Canadian Hockey League amateurs of sexual assault in 2018. The lawsuit alleges that a woman was sexually abused by players at a hotel after a Hockey Canada Foundation gala, and the London police have reopened their investigation. The players, including Alex Formenton, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote, and Dillon Dubé, have been asked to surrender to police and face charges of sexual assault, prompting concerns about the broader culture of sexual misconduct in hockey.