US EditionDefence to finish cross-examining hockey player at ex-teammates’ trial
- On May 27, 2025, Brett Howden, a Vegas Golden Knights centre and former member of Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team, is providing testimony via videoconference in a London, Ontario court case involving allegations against five of his former teammates.
- The trial concerns alleged sexual assaults stemming from an encounter in a London hotel room during early June 19, 2018, when the team was celebrating their championship win, with all five accused pleading not guilty.
- Howden has testified he was present in the hotel room for part of that night but recalls few details and stated the woman was “forthcoming,” describing the situation as awkward and uncomfortable without evidence of restraint.
- Howden acknowledged concussions can cause memory loss and confirmed telling investigators in 2018 that the sexual acts he observed appeared consensual, though he found the events difficult to remember fully.
- The ongoing legal proceedings include graphic testimony, with defense counsel concluding cross-examination expected today, and court ruling that a 2018 text message from Howden is inadmissible as evidence.
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Defence questions hockey player on interactions with complainant at bar
A former member of Canada's world junior hockey team testifying at the sexual assault trial of five of his ex-teammates faced questions today on his interactions with the complainant before the alleged incident.
castanet.net
Defence to finish cross-examining hockey player at ex-teammates' trial
Defence lawyers are expected to finish cross-examining a former member of Canada's world junior hockey team today at the sexual assault trial of five of his ex-teammates. Brett Howden, who now plays in the NHL for the Vegas Golden Knights, began testifying by videoconference last Tuesday at the tria...
The Toronto Star
WellandTribune.caNHLer Brett Howden doesn’t remember much from night of alleged sex assaults — but says what he saw was ‘100 per cent consensual’
Vegas Golden Knight centre Brett Howden texted a teammate several days after that night. The prosecution has called his message "very critical corroboration" for the complainant's testimony.
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