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Golden Knights Add Carter Hart on Tryout, First Acquitted Player to Rejoin NHL

League rules set his AHL return for Nov. 15 with NHL eligibility beginning Dec. 1.

Carter Hart
Carter Hart #79 of the Philadelphia Flyers takes a break during a stop in play in the second period of a game against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on October 24, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Golden Knights defeated the Flyers 3-2. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Carter Hart leaves court after a judge found him and his teammates not guilty in the trial involving players from Canada’s 2018 gold medal–winning world junior hockey team, who were charged with sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room, at the Superior Court of Justice in London, Ontario, Canada, July 24, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
Carter Hart, a former Philadelphia Flyers goalie, is joining the Vegas Golden Knights organization.

Overview

  • Vegas announced Hart is joining the organization on a professional tryout that multiple outlets report is expected to convert to an NHL contract, with reported terms unconfirmed by the team.
  • Hart becomes the first of five players acquitted in July in the 2018 Hockey Canada case to secure an NHL opportunity under the NHL/NHLPA reinstatement process that opened signings on Oct. 15.
  • The 27-year-old has not appeared in an NHL game since Jan. 20, 2024, and is expected to report to AHL Henderson for conditioning once eligible under the phased return.
  • The move follows a short-term goaltending need in Vegas after starter Adin Hill sustained a lower-body injury this week, with Akira Schmid currently handling starts.
  • Public pushback surfaced immediately, including online petitions urging the team not to add Hart that had roughly 2,000 signatures reported on Thursday.