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Five professional hockey stars debuted a new, clean-shaven look as they arrived in court on Tuesday ahead of their historic sexual assault trial. Dillon Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton then sat down with their respective lawyers at the courthouse in London, Ontario as they each pleaded not guilty to a sexual assault charge. McLeod, who previously played with the New Jersey Devils, also faces a separate charge of being party to sexual assault after an unidentified woman claimed the pro athletes sexually assaulted her following a June 2018 gala celebrating Canada's world junior hockey win, CBC reports.  She had said she met up with several of the teammates at a downtown bar, and was later invited to a hotel room where the sexual assault took place. The alleged victim filed a police report  immediately following the alleged assault and police in London, Ontario investigated the claims - but closed the case in 2019. However, when it later emerged that Hockey Canada settled a $3.5 million lawsuit with the woman, London police launched a review of the case and how the officers handled the investigation. Officers finally announced the charges against the five men last year - shaking the National Hockey League to its core as McLeod and Foote both played for the Devils, Carter Hart played for the Philadelphia Flyers and Dube played for the Calgary Flames at the time. Formenton, meanwhile, was signed with the Ottawa Senators but was playing in Switzerland when the charges were announced. He has since said he has left the league and is instead working in construction.  ‹ Slide me › Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Cal Foote debuted a new, clean-shaven look as they arrived in court on Tuesday ahead of their historic sexual assault trial They each pleaded not guilty to sexual assault charges  In court on Tuesday, Justice Maria Carroccia chose 11 women and three men to serve as jurors in the eight-week long trial, according to CBC. Once the evidence starts being called at trial, though, two of the jurors will be dismissed - for a total of 12 jurors deciding the professional athletes' fate, the Globe and Mail reports. They each have their own team of attorneys and will all have an opportunity to cross examine the woman, whose identity is protected by a publication ban. Jurors will also hear from a total of 47 witnesses, including Cole Makar - who plays for the Colorado Avalanche, and Robert Thomas - who plays for the St. Louis Blues, according to CP24.  Both teams are currently in the NHL playoffs and it is unclear whether testimony will affect the season. Other potential witnesses include former Team Canada Assistant Coach Tim Hunter, former Ontario Provincial Police Officer Bob Martin, a security officer for Hockey Canada and the London Knights, and Glen McCurdie - Hockey Canada's former vice president of insurance and risk management. Victor Mete, a minor league defenseman in the Flyers' organization, has also previously been open about his cooperation with the investigation.  In August 2023, he revealed on social media that he gave a voluntary interview to investigators, noting that he was out of the country at the time of the alleged 2018 sexual assault. An unidentified woman has claimed the pro athletes sexually assaulted her following a June 2018 gala celebrating Canada 's world junior hockey win Prosecutors say teammates met up with her at a downtown bar and then invited her to a local hotel, where she was sexually assaulted 'Earlier today, I was voluntarily interviewed by Hockey Canada investigators looking into sexual assault allegations from 2018 that have dominated the news recently,' he wrote.  'Notwithstanding the fact that I was out of the country on vacation when the incident under investigation occurred, I answered all of Hockey Canada's questions and fully intend to continue cooperating with police, Hockey Canada, and the NHL in their attempts to get to the truth of this matter. 'I have also informed Hockey Canada that they can share a copy of my interview with the police and the NHL to help advance these investigations.' The NHL opened its own investigation in 2022 and pledged to make those findings public - but that all changed when London police announced the charges against the players last year. McLeod, who played professionally for the New Jersey Devils, is facing an additional charge of being party to the sexual assault The allegations shook the NHL to its core when the charges were announced last year, as Dube (left)  was playing for the Calgary Flames and Foote (right) was playing for the Devils at the time Hart (right) was also playing for the Philadelphia Flyers, while Formenton (right) was signed with the Ottawa Senators but was playing in Switzerland when the charges were announced 'Our investigators reviewed volumes of information and conducted interviews of all players on the 2018 team, as well as other relevant individuals who were willing to participate in an investigation,' NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said at the time. 'We had concluded the investigatory portion of our process to the extent we could and we were working with the NHL Players' Association to analyze the information we had, create a process to move forward and then determine what was an appropriate response when the news of the impending charges broke. 'We had heard similar rumors before about the possibility of charges, none of which had come to fruition,' he added. 'And in this instance, we did not have advance notice from the London authorities.' Bettman also said the NHL would not release any information about its own investigation as the court case continues. 'There is a serious judicial process that looks like it's unfolding - and we didn't while we were doing our investigation want to interfere or influence the judicial proceedings,' he explained. 'We're all going to have to see how this plays out and them we will be in a position to respond appropriately.' Their trial is now expected to officially begin Wednesday morning in Ontario.  London