Formenton, whose NHL playing rights belong to the Ottawa Senators, is on leave from his team in Switzerland, HC Ambri-Piotta. But a second London police investigation, which began in 2022, yielded new evidence and interviews with more witnesses, leading to the current charges. On Friday, during his press conference at NHL All-Star Weekend, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said he did not believe the four NHL players would return to their teams this season. The league conducted its own investigations simultaneously with the reopening of investigations by the London Police Service and Hockey Canada. Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said the NHL would not release any information from its investigation while awaiting charges.
