Carter Hart joined the Vegas Golden Knights organization, the team said in a statement on Thursday.

The goalie last played for the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2023-24 season. He was 12-9-3 with a 2.80 goals-against average, .906 save percentage and one shutout in 26 games (25 starts) before being granted a leave of absence from the team on Jan. 23.

Hart was one of five players on Canada's 2018 World Junior Championship gold-medal team who was accused of committing sexual assault in June of that year. All five were found not guilty.

On Sept. 11, the NHL said in a statement that "the events that transpired after the 2018 Hockey Canada Foundation Gala in London, Ontario, prior to these players' arrival in the NHL, were deeply troubling and unacceptable. The League expects everyone connecte

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