The five members of Canada's 2018 world junior team facing charges are unlikely to get their day in court before next year or the year after.

Don’t expect a quick resolution to the sexual assault case against five members of the 2018 gold-medal winning Canadian world junior hockey team.

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If this were an episode of Law and Order, this case would have gone from offence to arrest to trial in less than an hour. In the real world, it has taken more than five years for the London police to lay charges.

And, as third-century Greek philosopher Sextus Empiricus reminded us, the mills of the gods grind slowly. That’s one way of saying the players won’t get their day in court until next year or maybe the year after.

The four NHL players — Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Dillon Dubé and Cal Foote — and Alex Formenton, who plays in Switzerland, have all taken leaves of absence. Their salaries are being paid and count against the salary cap, but their future is uncertain after July 1. The four NHL players are all restricted free agents and it’s unlikely they will receive qualifying offers.

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