Carter Hart gets blocked from fleeing Canada and pulls new stunning move!

Updates on all five players that been charged in the 2018 World Junior alleged sexual assault have recently been coming in with one last week on Alex Formenton, who is done with hockey as he works full time in construction.

He along with Carter Hart, Dillon Dube, Cal Foote and Michael McLeod was charged with one count of sexual assault, with McLeod also facing an additional charge (being party to the offence) in the 2018 World Junior alleged sexual assault, the incident that allegedly occurred following a Hockey Canada gala in Ontario in June 2018. Court documents from 2022 revealed London police believed they had reasonable grounds to accuse five players of sexually assaulting a young woman in a hotel room.

Since then, respective NHL teams have cut ties with the players, however, McLeod and Dube have signed deals in Europe, while Hart and Foote continue to train.

However, something else was reported on Hart as he recently tried to flee Canada, but was blocked by US Customs officers. He’s now urgently hired an immigration lawyer.

That’s because Hart was looking to move out of Alberta in order to get to Tennessee to focus on training, but his attempt to get to the United States was denied on the latest try. The goalie has been trying to revive his career following the time he was exposed as part of the 2018 Team Canada scandal.

According to an affidavit, Hart even requested to be excused from court attendance to fully dedicate himself to training. He believes that his ability to train properly directly affects his return to competitive form.

“If I am required to attend the pretrial motions, whether in person or remotely, it would be impossible for me to maintain my daily training regimen,” he writes. His affidavit says he has hired an immigration lawyer. “I have been previously denied entry to the United States due to my criminal charge.”

Since he was blocked entry into the United States, Hart has hired an immigration attorney to help him relocate to Tennessee. While there’s no guarantee that Hart will ever be allowed back in the NHL, he wants to be in the best shape possible, maybe to follow two of the co-defendants in Europe, where McLeod and Dube will be playing this upcoming season.

While Hart had demanded leniency in order to be able to focus on training, a judge made indications that all players, Hart included, should be available when the jury is sworn in for the trial in 2025. In terms of the upcoming trial, which begins one year from now in September 2025, the lawyers of all five players involved will plead not guilty.

Hart made 25 starts for the Flyers in the 2023-24 season before he left to deal with much bigger issues. In total, Hart played 227 total games for the Flyers, including 218 starts. He was a second-round pick by the Flyers in the 2016 NHL draft.