"During a 15-minute hearing, lawyers for four current players and one former NHL player spoke to a judge in a London, Ontario, courthouse about the next steps in this case.
The judge ordered a publication ban on the identity of the alleged victim and two witnesses in this case.
Crown Prosecutor Heather Donkers told the court that "substantial" paper and audio evidence collected by the London police in the case – known as disclosure – would be mailed to the players' lawyers today.
The next court date in this case is scheduled for April 30, at which point lawyers will discuss and review the case's disclosure."