An Ontario judge acquitted five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team on Thursday in their sexual assault case, saying the complainant's allegations lacked the credibility needed to justify the charges.

The verdict marks the end of the highly publicised case, in which the men were accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 2018.

Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Dillon Dube, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton were found not guilty of sexual assault after a trial in London, Ontario.