The AHL’s Chicago Wolves announced Monday they’ve signed free agent defenseman Callan Foote for the balance of the 2025-26 campaign.

There wasn’t any reported NHL interest in Foote, who’s technically eligible to return to top-level game action. He, along with his four Hockey Canada teammates who were acquitted on sexual assault charges over the offseason, were still suspended by the league as a result of the allegations made against them , but were fully reinstated as of today.

While Foote was a first-round pick in 2017, his recent resume has been uninspiring. He played in the Slovak Extraliga last season while awaiting trial. He recorded three goals and 30 points in 38 games for HK 32 Liptovsky Mikulas with a -8 rating. That led the team in scoring among defensemen, but he ha

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