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Carter Hart arrives at the courthouse in London, Ont., on July 24.

On Thursday, a few hours after the first level of his suspension ended, the Las Vegas Golden Knights announced they would sign Carter Hart .

Hart was one of the five men acquitted in the Hockey Canada sex assault trial , and by far the most talented. The others were journeymen of varying levels of competency. Hart was a frontline regular.

He can’t play until a second level of suspension passes on Dec. 1, but that seems like a formality.

Vegas threw Hart in front of the cameras before much dissent could build online. The 27-year-old goalie delivered a statement that sounded memorized.

“I’m excited to get the chance to play in front of (the fans) … just get to show the community who I am and what I’m about,”

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