from Randy Miller of the Courier-Post,

An Ontario, Canada police officer working a Sunday night desk shift in a small town just across the United States border boasted that a lot of future NHL players spent time in Sault Ste. Marie playing juniors hockey.

The local pride took a hit over the weekend with Nick Cousins, one of the Flyers' top prospects, and Mark Petaccio, a Sicklerville native, among three Sault Ste. Marie Greyhound teammates arrested and charged with sexual assault on an adult woman.

"Never mind these guys, you never want to see anybody go through it," Sault Ste. Marie Police Service sergeant Marty Rowe told the Courier-Post. "Unfortunately, they're in the process now."

According to a police report that was released early Sunday morning, the three players - Cousins, Petaccio and Andrew Fritsch - were involved in an alleged incident Friday night at an undisclosed home. The police department stated the woman claimed to know the charged players and made an accusation that each had sexual intercourse with her.

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