Goaltender Carter Hart, one of five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior team recently acquitted following a sexual assault trial, is joining the Vegas Golden Knights.
The NHL team announced the move in a statement on Thursday. Details of the arrangement were not disclosed, but multiple media reports said Carter signed a professional tryout agreement.
Hart remains suspended by the NHL until Dec. 1, but was able to sign with a team starting Wednesday while waiting for reinstatement.
Hart, Michael McLeod, Dillon Dubé, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton were charged with one count of sexual assault stemming from an encounter with a woman after a 2018 gala celebrating the Canadian world junior team’s gold medal. McLeod was also charged with one count of being a party to the offence.
The five players were acquitted on July 24 in a trial in London, Ont.
McLeod recently signed a three-year deal with Avangard Omsk of Russia’s KHL, while Alex Formenton has joined Swiss club HC Ambri-Piotta in a deal that runs through the end of December.
