The sexual assault case involving Graham James has been put over until Wednesday.
His lawyer made the request in a Winnipeg court on Monday. James did not appear in court.
James is facing charges for alleged offences that occurred between 1979 and 1994, when he was coaching junior hockey in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The charges against him include counts of sexual assault, sexual exploitation, gross indecency and indecent assault.
CTV's Jill Macyshon reported Monday that the alleged offences took place in Winnipeg, as well as Moose Jaw, Sask., and Swift Current, Sask.
The alleged offences involve three complaints. Former NHL star Theo Fleury has said he filed one of the complaints that prompted the new charges that have been laid against James.
In 1997, James received a three-and-a-half-year sentence after he pleaded guilty to hundreds of sexual assaults involving a pair of hockey players he used to coach. Ten years later, he was pardoned by the National Parole Board.
The Canadian Hockey Association has permanently banned James from coaching hockey again.
The disgraced hockey coach had been living in Mexico until returning to Canada last month to face the charges against him. He has been in custody ever since.
Macyshon said the fact that James returned to Canada when new charges surfaced bodes well for his chances of being granted bail.
"Some legal experts say that's a really good sign for him to get bail," Macyshon told CTV News Channel from Winnipeg on Monday morning.
"He has been pardoned for the crimes that he committed before. He willingly returned to Canada. If his passports are revoked, he may not be considered a flight risk."
With files from The Canadian Press
