Judge says ex-NHLers charged with sexual assault allowed to skip pretrial motions for ‘economic reasons’ | CBC News

Judge says ex-NHLers charged with sexual assault allowed to skip pretrial motions for ‘economic reasons’ | CBC News

A judge is allowing five former NHL hockey players charged with sexual assault in a case that dates back to when they were with Canada’s world junior team to skip the pretrial legal arguments for “compelling economic reasons.” In an August ruling made public Thursday, the first day of the pretrial motions in London, Ontario Superior Court Justice Bruce…

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Tributes pour in from across the hockey world after shocking deaths of Gaudreau brothers | CBC Sports

Tributes pour in from across the hockey world after shocking deaths of Gaudreau brothers | CBC Sports

Tributes for NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his younger brother streamed in Friday as the star forward’s death left the hockey community reeling.  Johnny, 31, and his brother Matthew, 29, were killed Thursday night when they were hit by a suspected drunk driver while riding bicycles in their home state of New Jersey, police said Friday….

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