Philadelphia Flyers prospect Nick Cousins, along with two of his teammates on the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds junior hockey team, was charged last night with sexual assault. The official statement from police can be found here.
The Greyhounds released a formal statement in response:
“Earlier today our organization was made aware of accusations involving three members of our hockey program.
Over the course of time that each of these players has been part of our program we have seen each of them make excellent strides both on and off the ice. The strides made over each young man’s tenure here are what makes today’s situation so surprising.
Our Hockey Club will continue to perform our duty in supporting the three members of our team as they go through the legal process. Our Hockey Club will now allow the legal process to run its due course at this time. We will also continue to support the investigation of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Services in any way possible.”
Cousins, along with prospect Scott Laughton, is generally considered one of the organization’s best up-and-coming centermen. He improved on an already impressive offensive production in 2010-11 with 35 goals and 88 points last season. He finished the 2011-12 OHL season as the league’s sixth best scorer.
Hopefully there will be some better news to follow this in the weeks to come.
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Stupid. Was it Kevin Allen Eagles rookie who threw away a career?