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The Philadelphia Flyers, New Jersey Devils and Calgary Flames, the three NHL clubs with players facing sexual assault charges stemming from a 2018 incident in London, Ont., have been informed they will receive salary cap relief, confirmed NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly on Monday. .
Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote and Dillon Dube have been charged with one count of sexual assault, and McLeod faces an additional count of sexual assault. Hart, McLeod, Foote and Dube were granted leaves of absence from their respective NHL clubs last month to handle their legal proceedings. Formenton had been playing abroad for HC Ambrì-Piotta, where he was granted permission to return to Canada to deal with his legal problems.
Hart is in the final year of a three-year contract with the Flyers that pays him $3.979 million this season. According to CapFriendly, Hart’s contract has $1,512,849 left for the remainder of the regular season.
Dube is in the final year of a three-year contract with the Flames that pays him $2.3 million per season. The Flames have $874,479 left on Dube’s contract for the remainder of this season according to CapFriendly.
The Devils have Foote and McLeod under contract for this season. McLeod’s contract pays him $1.4 million this season and his deal has $532,292 left this season. Foote’s deal is worth $800,000 and has $304,167 remaining for the remainder of the 2023-24 season.
None of the players charged by the London Police Department have an NHL contract that extends beyond the current season.
“Well, now they’re away from their teams and they’re all (pending) free agents,” NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said at the NHL All-Star Game this weekend. “As a personal matter, if I were them, I would focus on defending themselves, assuming the charges are dropped. And I would be surprised if they were playing while this is pending.”
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