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Hockey Canada trial: Complainant describes encountering players in bar on night of alleged sexual assault

She wasn't sure who the rowdy guys were at the downtown London bar, but 'at some point I figured it was just a group of hockey friends.' Article content Article content One of them was Mikey, a man she referred to as 'McLeod' in court, who seemed really keen to get to know her. Article content But, she said, she was drunk. Really drunk. More drunk than she would usually be if she went out for a night on the town. Article content Before she had left home on June 18, 2018 to meet up with co-workers, she had two coolers. Article content Article content Once at Jack's Bar on Richmond Row on the fateful night that's landed five members of Canada's gold-winning 2018 world junior hockey team in court, she said she had least eight Jagerbombs shots – shots of Jagermeister liqueur and Red Bull energy drink – plus a shot of vodka or tequila, a vodka soda and a beer. Article content Article content And so, the complainant, then 20 and now 27, whose identity is protect by court order, said Friday at the Superior Court jury trial that she was intoxicated, 'blurry' and 'mentally all over the place' when she said she found herself surrounded on the dance floor by young men on the team who were taking turns getting close to her. Article content The most-anticipated testimony at the trial of the Team Canada Five began Friday afternoon with the female complainant describing what happened before she returned with New Jersey Devils first-round draft pick Michael McLeod to the Delta Armouries hotel. It was there, she says, that she was sexually assaulted in a hotel room by several members of Canada's world junior team. Article content McLeod, 27, Alex Formenton, 25, Cal Foote, 26, Dillon Dube, 26, and Carter Hart, 26, have all pleaded not guilty to sexual assault. McLeod has also pleaded not guilty to a second charge of sexual assault for being a party to the offence. Article content Article content The team was in London on June 18 and 19, 2018 for a ring ceremony, Hockey Canada gala and golf tournament after winning the coveted tournament six months earlier. Article content The jury has already seen video of the team in full party mode at Jack's Bar on Richmond Street, through security video and individual phone videos. The cameras also picked up the woman in the mix with the men, her leaving the bar with McLeod, arriving at the hotel with him and later, after the sexual activity, saying to the camera that she consented to what happened. Article content Article content Also testifying Friday was Washington Capitals player Taylor Raddysh, 27, who was on the 2018 world junior team. He began his testimony of what he saw on Thursday. Another teammate, 26-year-old Boris Katchouk, who now plays for AHL Wilkes-Barre after several NHL seasons, also testified. Article content From their testimony, it was clear it was a party weekend for the team. Raddysh admitted in cross-examination that he had too much to drink the night of June 17, 2018 when the team went out upon arrival in London. He also agreed that one of Foote's party trick is that he can do the splits.