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Calgary Herald
2 days ago
- Calgary Herald
Testimony finishes in Hockey Canada trial as defence rests case
Defence teams have finished calling evidence in the trial of five members of Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a downtown London hotel room seven years ago. Article content London police Det. Lyndsay Ryan, who was assigned to review the high-profile case after police initially closed it without laying charges, was the final witness to take the stand. Article content Article content Ryan testified Monday she was asked to review the sexual assault allegations by the complainant, whose identity is protected by a court order, about what happened inside room 209 of the Delta Armouries hotel on June 19, 2018. Article content Article content Ryan said she contacted the woman in July 2022 to inform her the case would be reviewed. Article content 'She was actually quite upset. I felt really bad because I got the sense that it was opening up some wounds that she was trying to close,' Ryan told the court. 'I think it was a bit overwhelming. She wasn't expecting this.' Article content London police began an investigation within days of the woman's hotel room encounter with the players in June 2018 but informed her in February 2019 there weren't sufficient grounds to lay charges and the investigation was closed. Article content After reports surfaced the woman settled a lawsuit with Hockey Canada, the Canadian Hockey League and eight unnamed players, London police restarted the investigation in 2022 and pressed charges in 2023. Article content Article content Carter Hart, 26, Michael McLeod, 27, Alex Formenton, 25, Dillon Dube, 26, and Cal Foote, 26, were charged with sexual assault. McLeod also was charged with being a party to a sexual assault. Article content The accused, all members of the Canadian world junior championship team who were in London for a gala and golf tournament to celebrate their gold medal win, pleaded not guilty. Article content The woman, now 27, testified she met McLeod at Jack's bar on Richmond Row while out with co-workers and the two returned to his hotel room at the Delta, where they had consensual sex. Then the woman said up to 10 of McLeod's teammates entered the room and she was forced into unwanted sexual activities with some players. Article content The five accused have countered that the woman was the sexual aggressor who wanted McLeod to invite his teammates in for 'a wild night.' They claim she taunted and begged the players for sex, and consented to all sexual activity.
Ottawa Citizen
2 days ago
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Former Hab Gordie Dwyer named head coach, general manager of NL's new QMJHL club
The province's new Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) team has named its first-ever head coach and general manager. Article content Article content On Monday morning, June 2, the Newfoundland Regiment announced that former Montreal Canadien Gordie Dwyer will be the first to take the reins as bench boss, the same post he held with the now-defunct Acadie-Bathurst Titan for the last three seasons. Article content Article content A hockey lifer, Dwyer accumulated 108 games of NHL experience in the late 1990s and early 2000s as a hard-nosed winger for the Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens, and boasts an equally impressive coaching resume. Article content Article content 'Great opportunity' Article content Dwyer, who skated in a few AHL games in St. John's as a member of the opposition, says he's excited to become a part of a burgeoning junior hockey market in Newfoundland and Labrador and believes there's plenty of excitement, both across the province and across the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), for the arrival of the Regiment. Article content Article content Article content 'Ultimately, the buzz is real here… Not only is it real here, it's real across the Canadian Hockey League. People are excited to have junior hockey back in St. John's. Our goal is to be one of the top organizations in the CHL and in our league. We have the facilities, we have the ownership group, we have the team in place and our goal is to be one of those teams.'
Global News
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Global News
Sam O'Reilly tips the London Knights past the Moncton Wildcats in overtime in their first game at the 2025 Memorial Cup
Sam O'Reilly of the London Knights got to the net 4:23 into overtime and Easton Cowan found him for the game winning goal as the Knights edged the Moncton Wildcats 3-2 to open their 2025 Memorial Cup schedule. The teams mirrored each other through the first 40 minutes in nearly every way and created a hard-fought and heavy effort befitting of the two clubs who had the best winning percentages in the Canadian Hockey League in 2024-25. Both teams talked before the game about needing a fast start and London got it when O'Reilly tipped in a Sam Dickinson shot from the left point just 91 seconds into the game. Blake Montgomery picked up the second assist and the Knights lead 1-0. Etienne Morin scored to tie the game for Moncton at 6:59 of the first period when his shot changed direction in front of Austin Elliott and the scored sat tied 1-1 through 20 minutes. Story continues below advertisement The teams kept it tight in the second period as they exchanged power play goals to remain even. London forward Easton Cowan set up Kasper Halttunen on a man advantage at 5:11 to make it 2-1 for the Knights and then at 12:22 Dylan Gill's slap shot from the middle of the blue line found its way through a screen and the two clubs went to the final period sitting 2-2 on the scoreboard. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy The teams went scoreless through the third and found their way to overtime. The Knights outshot Moncton 16-3 in the final period but could not beat Mathis Rousseau. The clubs combined for a 6-0 record in playoff overtime games with the Wildcats going 5-0 and London ending their series against Erie with an OT victory in their only trip beyond regulation. After Rousseau made a big save on Dickinson on a two-one-one and Knights goalie Austin Elliott robbed Moncton star Caleb Desnoyers twice London entered the zone with the puck on Cowan's stick. Cowan delayed and found O'Reilly in front for a second tip-in on the night and the game winner for the Knights. London outshot the Wildcats 48-29. Both teams were 1-for-3 on the power play. Story continues below advertisement London and Medicine Hat head into Sunday at 1-0. Moncton and the Rimouski Oceanic sit at 0-1. Brett Brochu signs in Germany After two seasons in the AHL and ECHL former London Knights goalie Brett Brochu is heading to Europe. The 2023 OHL Goaltender of the Year has signed with ERC Ingolstadt for the 2025-26 season. Since ending his Ontario Hockey League Career in 2023 Brochu has spent the majority of his time with the ECHL's Fort Wayne Komets with stints that took him to the Bakersfield Condors, Manitoba Moose and Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League. Brochu played in London from 2019 to 2023 and holds the record for most wins by a Knights rookie in a single season and ranks 21st in all-time OHL goaltender wins. Up next London will mee the host Rimouski Oceanic on Sunday, May 25 at 6 p.m. Rimouski lost 5-4 to the Medicine Hat Tigers in their tournament opening game. Tigers forward Hunter St. Martin scored the winning goal with 2:41 remaining in the game. Coverage will begin at 5:30 p.m., on 980 CFPL at and on the iHeart Radio and Radioplayer Canada apps.
Toronto Star
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Toronto Star
The Hockey Canada trial lays bear a battle in the escalating war for men's humanity
The woman alleging sexual assault by a group of junior hockey players says she's unsure if all of the men in the room were involved. Her suit names four, not five, John Does because when she regained consciousness, John Doe 5 was 'standing in the corner … crying throughout the remainder of the [alleged] assaults.' These details aren't from the ongoing criminal trial of five members of Canada's championship 2018 World Junior hockey team. They're from another case, a $3.75 million civil suit filed in March that names four men, the Ontario Hockey League and the Canadian Hockey League as liable for the alleged actions of Windsor Spitfires players at a party in 1984. Such a long, short time ago. Opinion articles are based on the author's interpretations and judgments of facts, data and events. More details
Ottawa Citizen
25-04-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Five off-season storylines to follow with Spitfires
Article content It's time for the Windsor Spitfires to turn the page. Article content While the club would loved to have been playing Friday as the Western Conference final got underway, the club's playoff exit on Tuesday has general manager Bill Bowler now looking towards the 2025-26 season. Article content 'You're invested in what's going on today, but you're always looking at the future,' Bowler said. Article content While players will get a few months off to rest and train, Bowler has been looking forward for months and took a few minutes to discuss some of the key off-season subjects the club and fans should keep an eye on this summer ahead of next season. Article content Article content Centre Ilya Protas exploded on the scene in his first season with the Spitfires, who made him the third overall pick in the Canadian Hockey League Draft. Article content The six-foot-five, 200-pound Protas had 14 goals and 51 points 61 games with Des Moines in the United States Hockey League last season, but finished second in Ontario Hockey League in scoring with 50 goals and 124 points in 61 games while earning the William Hanley Trophy as the league's most sportsmanlike player award. Article content A third-round pick by the Washington Capitals in 2024, the 18-year-old Protas still has a year of junior eligibility left. Article content However, Protas has signed his NHL entry-level contract and, because he was not drafted out of the CHL, the Capitals weigh the benefits of returning him to Windsor or placing him in the American Hockey League if he does not make the Capitals' roster. Article content 'Some things are out of your control,' Bowler said. 'Player movement is something we have no control over. Article content Article content 'We'll deal with it and there's no timetable (for a decision on his future). Washington and Ilyas' camp will decide what's best for him.' Article content If he opts to return for an overage season, Joey Costanzo has clearly established himself as a No. 1 goalie. Article content The 19-year-old Costanzo was outstanding to start the season, struggled a little in the second half, but was solid in the playoffs with a 2.29 goals-against average and .911 save percentage in 12 games. Article content 'He was awesome,' Spitfires' head coach Greg Walters said. 'He was amazing and he gave us every chance to win. He was one of our best players until Christmas, he went down a little bit and he came back. Super proud of him.' Article content But it's a crowded field behind Costanzo and the Spitfires will have decisions to make to reduce the field and prepare a future No. 1 when Costanzo graduates. Article content Six-foot-four Carter Froggett would be an overager in 2026-27, but was solid this past season as Costanzo's backup with an 8-7-1-1 record, 3.52 goals-against avenge and .879 save percentage.
