NHL Bars Acquitted Players Amid Controversy, NHLPA Fires Back—What’s Really at Stake?
The NHL Players’ Association quickly pushed back on the decision, releasing its own statement defending the players and saying that they are “addressing this dispute with the League.”
“Dillon Dube, Cal Foote, Alex Formenton, Carter Hart, and Michael McLeod were acquitted of all charges by Justice Carroccia of the Ontario Superior Court,” the NHLPA said. “After missing more than a full season of their respective NHL careers, they should now have the opportunity to return to work. The NHL’s declaration that the Players are ‘ineligible’ to play pending its further analysis of the Court’s findings is inconsistent with the discipline procedures set forth in the CBA.”
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