A panel of former judges has found that five members of the 2018 World Junior hockey team violated Hockey Canada’s code of conduct and has recommended extending suspensions for four of them, while immediately reinstating one player.

The five players – Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Dillon Dubé, Alex Formenton and Cal Foote – were found not guilty by a judge in London, Ont., last year of sexual-assault charges stemming from an alleged incident in 2018.

Hockey Canada said in a statement Wednesday that an independent appeal board examining the matter for the organization found that the conduct of the players, while not deemed criminal by the courts, breached the code of conduct. Hockey Canada said it has accepted the review panel’s recommendations.

The players were under indefinite suspension from Hockey Canada pending the results of the review. The panel recommended that Mr. Formenton be reinstated immediately, the organization said, while other suspensions vary.

The panel recommended that Mr. Foote be suspended until Nov. 10, 2026, Mr. Hart be suspended until Nov. 10, 2027, Mr. Dubé be suspended until Nov. 10, 2028, and Mr. McLeod be suspended until Nov. 10, 2030.

Hockey Canada didn’t give any reasons in its press release for the varying lengths of the suspensions.