RECAP: Crown's opening statement at Hockey Canada sexual assault trial

The five members of Canada’s 2018 gold-winning world junior hockey team have pleaded not guilty

Jonathan Juha
Published Apr 23, 2025  •  Last updated Apr 23, 2025  •  < 1 minute read
Michael McLeod, left, and, top to bottom, Cal Foote, Dillon Dube, Carter Hart and Alex Formenton enter the London courthouse on Day 1 of their trial on charges of sexual assault. Photos taken on April 22, 2025. Derek Ruttan/The London Free Press
Michael McLeod, left, and, top to bottom, Cal Foote, Dillon Dube, Carter Hart and Alex Formenton enter the London courthouse on Day 1 of their trial on charges of sexual assault. Photos taken on April 22, 2025. Derek Ruttan/The London Free Press

Evidence began on Wednesday at the high-profile trial of five members of Canada’s 2018 gold-winning world junior hockey team, who are charged with sexual assault in connection with an alleged 2018 incident at a downtown London hotel. LFP reporter Jonathan Juha has live coverage below:

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Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia, upper left, looks at defendants Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Cal Foote on the opening day of the trial of five members of the 2018 Canadian world junior hockey team in a London courtroom on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. The five players, who are flanked by lawyers, are accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a London hotel room in 2018. (Charles Vincent/Special to The London Free Press)
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