Carter Hart didn’t see many shots in his first start as a professional goaltender in almost two years, but said he was glad to be back in a competitive environment.

Hart, in his return to professional hockey, made 12 saves on 14 shots in the Silver Knights’ 5-2 win over the Calgary Wranglers at Lee’s Family Forum on Sunday.

“It felt great just to be playing a competitive game of hockey again,” Hart said. “It’s been a long time. I just felt good to be back out there competing.”

Hart started a game for the first time since he and four members of Canada’s World Juniors team were acquitted of sexual assault charges in connection to a case from 2018. His last start came in January 2024 as a member of the Philadelphia Flyers.

The five players — Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote, Dillon Dube an

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