Philadelphia Flyers general manager Danny Briere ruled out Carter Hart returning to the team after the NHL reinstated the goalie following his acquittal in the 2018 Hockey Canada sexual assault case .

Briere said Hart and his agent contacted the Flyers and informed them they wanted a "fresh start."

"The only comment I'll make on that is that his representative, Judd Moldaver, has reached out and kind of told us in light of everything that happened in the last year and a half with Carter, they felt and Carter felt that it was better for them to look for a fresh start," Briere said in a press conference Tuesday. "That's where it's at, and it's the only comment I'm going to make on it."

The NHL reinstated Hart and four other players last week after they were acquitted in July of sexu

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