Ice hockey player Carter Hart to join Golden Knights after sexual assault acquittal
Hart was one of five ice hockey players cleared of sexual assault in Canada
Hart is the first to sign a contract with an NHL team since it ruled the acquitted players could not join teams before 15 October, or play in games until December as part of a reinstatement process.
The NHL is composed of 32 teams in North America - 25 in the US and seven in Canada.
The players - all members of Canada's World Junior Championship gold-medal team - were accused of assaulting a woma
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