Here’s everything you need to know before the trial begins. The allegations became public in late May 2022, when it was reported that Hockey Canada settled a lawsuit with a woman — referred to as E.M. in previously filed court documents — who said she was sexually assaulted by several members of the 2018 national junior team.

Five members of Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team, charged with sexual assault last year for an incident that allegedly took place in June 2018 when they were in London, Ontario, pleaded not guilty Tuesday.