The five former members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team appeared in a London, Ont., court together for the first time Tuesday morning as their sexual assault trial began.

Michael McLeod, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube, Cal Foote, and Carter Hart all pleaded not guilty to allegedly sexually assaulting a woman referred to as E.M. in court documents.

The players, who all wore dark suits, arrived separately before court. Jury selection began at about 11 a.m. ET in a courtroom that was packed with the players' families and friends, and members of the media.

The players are charged with sexually assaulting E.M. in June 2018 at a London hotel following a Hockey Canada golf and gala event. McLeod faces a second sexual assault charge........

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