Arizona Coyotes defenceman Conor Timmins released a statement Monday saying he was not involved in an alleged sexual assault involving members of Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team.
Timmins, who was a member of Canada's gold medal-winning team at the 2018 tournament in Buffalo, released the following through his agency, Quartexx Management: "I am aware of the allegations made against some of the members of the 2018 Canadian World Junior Hockey team at the London, Ontario gala event in June of 2018.
I was not involved in any way in the incident that gave rise to the allegations that have been reported. "No one alleges that I was present or involved and I have no personal knowledge of what occurred.
I cooperated fully with the initial Hockey Canada investigation and will continue to cooperate in any other investigations as required as investigations are ongoing. "I will not be commenting further on the matter." A statement issued by Conor Timmins regarding the 2018 World Junior Hockey Team investigation/allegations.