William Bitten, the former Wild prospect, has left the American Hockey League and signed a contract in the KHL with Spartak Moskva.

Bitten, 26, spent four years in the Minnesota Wild’s organization after they traded for him from the Montreal Canadiens. He was Montreal’s 70th overall pick from the 2016 draft.

In four years with the Iowa Wild, Bitten recorded 31 goals, 46 assists, and 77 points in 168 games. He was later traded to St. Louis where he spent the last two and a half seasons.

He had 49 goals, 54 assists, and 103 points in 178 games for the Springfield Thunderbirds. Bitten appeared in four NHL games with the Blues and zero with the Wild. He recorded one assist in those four games.

After six years in the AHL, Bitten is off to the KHL. He notched 80 goals, 100 assists, and 180 points in 346 career AHL games.

Two former NHLers charged in world junior sexual assault case sign with KHL teams

Two of the five former Team Canada world junior hockey players awaiting trial for an alleged group sexual assault in 2018 have signed contracts with teams in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), according to the league.

Dillon Dube is listed on the roster for Belarus-based Dinamo Minsk as being under contract through May 31, 2025, while Kazakhstan-based Astana Barys announced Friday that Michael McLeod has signed a one-year deal with the team.

Dube, McLeod, Carter Hart, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton were charged earlier this year in connection with an alleged sexual assault at a London, Ont., hotel in 2018.

They are all charged with sexual assault, though McLeod also faces an additional charge of sexual assault for “being a party to the offence.”

The case is due back in court on Aug. 13 to potentially set a date for trial.

McLeod, of Mississauga, Ont., played with the New Jersey Devils last season, while Dube, of Golden, B.C., played for the Calgary Flames. Both were granted leaves of absence in January and had their contracts expire at the end of the season.