Carter Hart is signing a two-year, $4 million contract with the Vegas Golden Knights.

Hart agreed to the deal last week, becoming the first of the five 2018 Canada world junior hockey players to land an NHL contract since they were acquitted of sexual assault in a high-profile case.

Hart, Michael McLeod, Dillon Dube, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton are not eligible to play in games until Dec. 1 as part of the league’s reinstatement process.

Hart is resuming his career at age 27 after spending his first six seasons in Philadelphia. The Flyers last month ruled out bringing back Hart, whose camp communicated to general manager Danny Briere that a fresh start was a better option.

That turned out to be Vegas, where Adin Hill and Akira Schmid serve as the goalies.

Hart went 96-93-29 with the Flyers, posting a 2.94 goals-against average.

MLB

Bichette activated for World Series: All-Star shortstop Bo Bichette was added to the Toronto Blue Jays’ roster for the World Series against the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers after recovering from a sprained left knee that sidelined him for 1 1/2 months.

Bichette, a two-time AL hits leader, hasn’t played since he sprained his left knee in a Sept. 6 collision with New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells.

Infielder Ty France also was added by the Blue Jays, who dropped outfielder Joey Loperfido and right-hander Yariel Rodríguez.

Gymnastics

American Whittenburg finally claims gold: Donnell Whittenburg’s long journey to the top of the podium is over.

The 31-year-old American gymnast claimed gold on still rings at the world championships. The Baltimore native’s score of 14.700 was just enough to edge Adem Asil of Turkey and Lan Xingyu of China for the top spot.

Whittenburg has been a fixture in the U.S. men’s elite program for well over a decade, sticking with the sport at an age when most of his contemporaries have moved on. The trip to Jakarta marked Whittenburg’s sixth appearance at worlds.