Gary Bettman won’t say if Hockey Canada players on trial for sexual assault could return to NHL if acquitted

National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman would not say whether any of the five former world junior hockey players on trial for sexual assault in London, Ont. would be allowed to return to the league if they are acquitted.Speaking at a press conference in Edmonton ahead of the first game of the Stanley Cup Finals — and just days before closing arguments are set to begin in the players’ criminal trial — Mr. Bettman said that the league wants to let the court proceeding play out.