Defenseman Cal Foote has signed a contract to join the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League, the team announced Monday.

Foote, 26, was found not guilty of sexual assault in a London, Ontario, court in July along with four teammates from the 2018 Canadian world junior team.

Foote played in the Slovak Extraliga in 2024-25 and last skated in the NHL in 2023-24 with the New Jersey Devils. He has 20 points (five goals, 15 assists) and 137 penalty minutes in 145 career games with the Devils, Nashville Predators and Tampa Bay Lightning, who drafted Foote in the first round in 2017.

He is the son of Adam Foote, the Vancouver Canucks head coach and retired NHL defenseman.

The Wolves are the minor league affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes. Because Foote's contract is AHL-only, he is in

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