Hockey

LONDON, Ontario (AP) — Judge acquits 5 former Canadian junior hockey players in sexual assault case that rattled the nation. The Associated Press

Seven years after an encounter that put sports culture under a national microscope and sparked a new wave of conversations about consent, a judge is set to rule this week on whether the actions of five hockey players inside a London, Ont.

An Ontario judge is set to deliver her ruling Thursday in the case of five hockey players accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a London, Ont., hotel room seven years ago.

A timeline of events that led to former Canada world junior hockey team players Michael McLeod, Alex Formenton, Carter Hart, Dillon Dube and Cal Foote being charged with sexual assault. Jan.

SEATTLE (AP) — Forward Kaapo Kakko signed a three-year contract with the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday with an average annual value of $4.525 million. The Kraken acquired the 24-year-old Kakko from the New York Rangers on Dec.

SEATTLE (AP) — Forward Kaapo Kakko signed a three-year contract with the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday with an average annual value of $4.525 million. The Kraken acquired the 24-year-old Kakko from the New York Rangers on Dec.

TORONTO — The NHL and NHLPA announced a content partnership with top-flight Italian soccer league Lega Serie A on Tuesday ahead of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics.

As five former Canadian world junior hockey players await a ruling in their sexual assault trial, legal experts say videos shown in court of the complainant saying she was OK with what had happened highlight a broader misunderstanding of consent and

TORONTO — Another high-profile junior hockey player is making the jump to U.S. college hockey.

Gabriel Vilardi said his contract extension was "inevitable" and he was glad to avoid arbitration. The Winnipeg Jets forward, a restricted free agent, signed a six-year, US$45 million contract last Friday.