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Three Canadian Hockey Players Get Extended Suspensions After JVM Scandal

Three Canadian Hockey Players Get Extended Suspensions After JVM Scandal

Thu 13 Aug 2026 00:34 CEST

Three of the five Canadian hockey players who were cleared of sexual assault charges last year will have their suspensions from national team play extended by several years, the Canadian Ice Hockey Association announced.

NHL Reinstates Cleared World Junior Championship Players After Suspension

NHL Reinstates Cleared World Junior Championship Players After Suspension

Fri 12 Sept 2025 09:12 CEST

The five Canadian WJC players who were accused of sexual abuse were acquitted in a court last summer. Now, the NHL announces that the hockey players are welcome in the NHL again after 20 months of suspension

Lawyer Claims Woman Wanted Wild Night in World Junior Scandal

Lawyer Claims Woman Wanted Wild Night in World Junior Scandal

Wed 7 May 2025 03:01 CEST

The lawyer for one of the five players on Canada's national junior ice hockey team accused of sexual assault against a woman claims that it was the woman herself who wanted a "wild night". I don't remember saying those words, the woman replies – who previously described being intoxicated, scared and felt that the safest thing was to do what the men wanted

World Junior Hockey Scandal: Woman Testifies on Assault by Canadian Players

World Junior Hockey Scandal: Woman Testifies on Assault by Canadian Players

Tue 6 May 2025 14:41 CEST

The woman who accuses five players on Canada's junior national ice hockey team of sexual assault has testified in the trial in Ontario. She said she was drunk, scared, and felt that the safest thing was to do what they wanted