Tootoo denies knowing about alleged 2003 team sexual assault

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Jordin Tootoo is the third member of Canada’s 2003 men’s world junior hockey team to deny any involvement in an alleged group sexual assault. Tootoo, who was a member of the silver-medal winning team and played in the NHL for several seasons with Nashville, Detroit, New Jersey and Chicago, issued a statement Saturday calling for a full investigation into the “disturbing allegations.” “I don’t recall knowing or hearing about the incident in question during or after the tournament,” Tootoo wrote on Twitter.

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