World Juniors

• Blades Bio January 2026: David Lewandowski

  From a strong World Juniors performance to being drafted by the Edmonton Oilers, David Lewandowski chats about his whirlwind few years in the latest edition of Blades Bio.

  Sports

  Jan 30
  
• Edmonton and Red Deer to host 2027 world juniors hockey championship

  The 18,500-seat Rogers Place will serve as the primary venue and host 17 games, including both semifinals and the medal games. An additional 14 games will be held in Red Deer.

  Sports

  Nov 18, 2025
  
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• Carter Hart joins Vegas, 1st of acquitted world junior players to land NHL deal

  Goaltender Carter Hart, one of five members of Canada's 2018 world junior team recently acquitted following a sexual assault trial, is joining the Vegas Golden Knights.

  Sports

  Oct 16, 2025
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• NHL teams to weigh talent against backlash after 5 players reinstated, lawyer says

  A sports lawyer says NHL teams will weigh talent against potential backlash when deciding whether to sign one of the five players acquitted in the Ontario sexual assault trial.

  Canada

  Sep 12, 2025
• Players acquitted in Hockey Canada sex assault trial can return to NHL on Dec. 1

  The players, who are all unrestricted free agents, can sign with a team on Oct. 15 as they wait for full reinstatement.

  Canada

  Sep 11, 2025
• NHL will make decision on world junior player eligibility in ‘near future’: Daly

  NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly says he expects a decision soon on the status of five former Hockey Canada players acquitted at trial in a high-profile sexual assault case.

  Crime

  Sep 9, 2025
• Crown won’t seek appeal of world junior sexual assault acquittal

  Crown prosecutors will not file a notice of appeal in the high-profile world junior sexual assault trial after five men were acquitted last month, Global News has learned.

  Canada

  Aug 21, 2025
• World juniors case raises consent questions, but appeal unlikely: experts

  Legal experts say while the judge's reasoning on consent may raise concerns, the decision itself appears legally sound and may not form enough basis for an appeal.

  Crime

  Jul 26, 2025
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• Survivor, advocate react to world junior trial verdict

  'What happened in that room wasn't right,' he said. 'It may not have been illegal, as found by the judge, but it wasn't right.'

  Canada

  Jul 25, 2025
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• World junior decision will be ‘a big deterrent’ for sex assault reporting, advocates say

  Sexual assault support agencies say the judge’s decision in the world junior sex assault trial will deter people from speaking out about sexual assault.

  Canada

  Jul 25, 2025