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This page is a noncommercial commentary and activism project from Game Misconducts. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by Carter Hart, his representatives, the Vegas Golden Knights, or the NHL. This site reports court records and public documents, and publishes clearly labeled opinion and satire. Carter Hart is one of five players acquitted of all charges on July 24, 2025, and is a current Vegas Golden Knights goaltender.
Rick Westhead reveals the quiet settlement of a $3.55M civil claim involving 2018 World Junior players.
TSN · May 2022How registration fees were used to build a fund that paid sexual-assault settlements since 1989.
The Globe and Mail · July 2022Justice Carroccia's complete 91-page reasons acquitting all five accused. The primary document.
Ontario Superior Court · 2025 ONSC 4319After a mistrial and two dismissed juries, a judge-alone trial ended in acquittals on all counts. The Crown did not appeal.
The decision turned on the Crown's burden and the judge's credibility and consent analysis. Coverage spanned the courthouse steps, the legal bar, and the wider debate about the sport's culture. The links across this page gather the reporting, the primary documents, and the range of opinion that followed, from outlets across Canada, the US, and beyond.
The Athletic's deep reconstruction of the night and Hockey Canada's handling of it.
The Athletic / NYT · 2022DocumentaryThe Fifth Estate's 44-minute film on the scandal and the national reckoning.
CBC · Sept 2022InvestigationHow a family's appeal exposed Hockey Canada's confidential discipline machinery.
TSN · Rick WestheadTimelineESPN's continually updated timeline of the scandal, from charges onward.
ESPNInternationalBBC News coverage of the acquittals for an international audience.
BBC · July 2025AnalysisCNN on what the trial means for consent law and sport, with E.M.'s civil lawyer.
CNN · July 2025Separate matters involving other current and former players, listed with their stated legal outcomes. Each is independent of the case above; all individuals are entitled to the presumption of innocence.
A 2015 sexual-assault investigation in Buffalo closed without charges.
The former Canucks forward was found not guilty of sexual assault.
Misdemeanour charges from a Buffalo bar incident were dismissed.
Domestic-violence charges were dropped by Colorado prosecutors.
Acquitted of two assault counts (hung jury on a third); later pleaded guilty to indecent assault.
Fined in Sweden for sharing a photo without consent; renounced his draft selection, was picked anyway.
A felony aggravated-assault charge against the top 2026 prospect was dropped by the district attorney.