Interesting ... NHL statement for now:
NHL says five players acquitted of sexual assault ineligible to play
https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/nhl-says-five...play-1.2338930
The NHLPA says the five players acquitted of sexual assault in the high-profile London, Ont., trial should be allowed to resume their NHL careers after the league stated they would be ineligible to play while it reviews the judge's findings.
Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dubé and Cal Foote — members of Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team — were found not guilty of all charges in an encounter with a woman at a London, Ont., hotel room seven years ago, Ontario Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia ruled Thursday.
The NHL said in a statement hours after the decision that the allegations in the case were disturbing, even if not determined criminal. The league also called the behaviour at issue "unacceptable."