For the first time in almost two years, Carter Hart will take the crease in an NHL game when he makes his debut for the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night. Coach Bruce Cassidy announced that Hart would be the starter following morning skate, and it will be the goalie's first game since he and four other NHL players stood trial for sexual assault.

Back in January 2024, Hart and four other players were charged with sexual assault in a case that dated back to the summer of 2018. Five members of the 2018 Hockey Canada world junior gold medal team were accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a London, Ontario, hotel room that summer.

All five players, including Hart, were found not guilty in July. Despite that verdict, the players were unable to sign with an NHL team until Oc

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