Trial Date Set For Ex-Devils, 2018 Hockey Canada Members

At long last, there is a start date for five players on the Canadian 2018 world junior hockey team charged with sexual assault, two of them being former New Jersey Devils.

It was revealed in a report by Sportsnet on Tuesday evening that the trial will begin on April 22, 2025, which was ruled by a judge on Tuesday.

Ex-Devils Michael McLeod and Cal Foote are two of the five parties involved from the 2018 Hockey Canada team.

Foote is one of four players being charged with one count each of sexual assault, along with Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube, and Carter Hart. McLeod faces an additional charge, two counts of sexual assault, including one relating to aiding someone else in the offence.

The accused parties were granted permission to continue work during pre-trial. McLeod signed a deal in the KHL with Barys Astana, signing a one-year contract. However, Barys later released McLeod, among other players, while cleaning up their roster. Foote is currently overseas in Slovakia, skating for HK 32 Liptovsky Mikulas.

According to the report, “The Superior Court jury trial is set for London, Ont., and is expected to take eight weeks, immediately following the selection of the jury. Judge Bruce Thomas, who has presided over most of the pre-trial hearings for the case, determined the trial date during a virtual meeting with the Crown and defence attorneys on Tuesday in London. An alternative trial date in September 2025 was rejected by the judge.

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