Joel Quenneville says he'll have a meeting with Gary Bettman on Thursday to discuss his role in the Blackhawks scandal.
head coach and former Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville says he'll have a private meeting with Gary Bettman to discuss the matter Thursday.
Bettman announced that he planned to arrange personal meetings with Quenneville and Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff, both of whom were with the team when the allegations were first reported, to discuss their roles in the situation.that he'd"first learned of these allegations through the media earlier this summer" in a statement provided by the Panthers to the Associated Press.
However, the findings of the independent investigation into the Blackhawks' handling of the situation, conducted by Jenner & Block LLP law firm, contradicted those claims. According to the report, Quenneville was part of a club meeting to discuss the allegations that then-assistant coach Aldrich had sexually assaulted a player, identified only as John Doe to protect their anonymity, on May 23rd, 2010., and avoid posting profanity, personal attacks or harassment. Should you violate our submissions guidelines, we reserve the right to remove your comments and block your account. Sportsnet reserves the right to close a story’s comment section at any time.
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