"Multiple NHL Players Face Sexual Assault Charges in Canada"
Five NHL players, including Carter Hart and Michael McLeod, have been charged with sexually assaulting a woman in 2018, prompting an apology from the police chief of London, Ontario for the delay in bringing the case forward. The investigation, which reopened in 2022, found reasonable and probable grounds for the charges. The players have surrendered to the police and are on indefinite leave from their teams. The case has shadowed Canadian hockey for years, and the NHL has launched its own investigation.