Knights' Hart: Carolina fan chants are 'just noise...
Key takeaways
- LAS VEGAS -- Vegas Golden Knights goalie Carter Hart said the "no means no!" chants from Carolina Hurricanes fans were "just noise" as he prepares to start Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final.
- Hart was one of five players on Canada's 2018 under-20 world junior team accused of assaulting a woman after the 2018 Hockey Canada Foundation Gala.
- The NHL reinstated those players on Oct. 15, 2025, and they were eligible to play in the league beginning on Dec. 1.
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LAS VEGAS -- Vegas Golden Knights goalie Carter Hart said the "no means no!" chants from Carolina Hurricanes fans were "just noise" as he prepares to start Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Hart was one of five players on Canada's 2018 under-20 world junior team accused of assaulting a woman after the 2018 Hockey Canada Foundation Gala. Hart was formally charged with one count of sexual assault on Jan. 30, 2024, and shortly after took a leave of absence from the Philadelphia Flyers. In a trial last summer, a judge found that prosecutors did not meet the onus to convict the defendants on any of the counts. They were all acquitted.
The NHL reinstated those players on Oct. 15, 2025, and they were eligible to play in the league beginning on Dec. 1. Hart signed a two-year, $4 million contract with the Golden Knights and has started all 21 games in their run to the Stanley Cup Final, which continues with Game 6 on Sunday night in Las Vegas. Carolina leads the series 3-2 and can lift the Cup with one more victory.