Former Quebec junior hockey player Noah Corson sentenced to 2 years of jail time in sex-assault case [Video]

Former Quebec Maritime Junior Hockey League player Noah Corson has been sentenced to two years less a day in jail for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl.

Corson, 27, the son of former NHL player Shayne Corson, received his sentence from Quebec court Judge Paul Dunnigan on Monday in Drummondville, Que., about 100 kilometres northeast of Montreal.

Dunnigan found Corson guilty on Feb. 9, 2024, saying he did not take all reasonable measures to verify the age of the victim, whose identity is protected by a publication ban.

She was assaulted in 2016 in Drummondville during group sex involving two other minors accused in the case. The other two, both 17, pleaded guilty in youth court.

Corson was 18 at the time of the assault and played with the Drummondville Voltigeurs.

The Crown had sought a 30-month sentence, while the defence had argued for a sentence of two years less a …