The five former members of Hockey Canada's 2018 World Junior championship team facing charges for allegedly sexually assaulting and attacking a woman had their request granted Tuesday for a trial by jury.
Dillon Dube, Cal Foote, Alex Formenton, Carter Hart and Michael McLeod will be tried together, The Globe and Mail reported. No trial date has been set, and all five players — who are all current or former NHL players — have maintained their innocence.
The case will now move to superior court, rather than provincial court. Last month, police in London, Ontario, officially charged the five men with sexual assault stemming from an incident that occurred in June 2018 following a Hockey Canada banquet.
A woman alleges in court documents that she met several Hockey Canada players in downtown London after the gala honoring the gold medal victory by their 2018 World Junior team.