“I have contacted the Blackhawks organization to let them know I will support and participate in the independent review. “I first learned of these allegations through the media earlier this summer,” Quenneville said on July 13th in a statement provided by the Panthers. This account contradicts a statement that Quenneville made in the summer that he’d not heard of the allegations until the lawsuits became public.īlackhawks GM Stan Bowman steps down after release of investigation into misconduct allegations Per the Jenner and Block report, that was a violation of the franchise’s sexual harassment reporting policy. It was not reported to the Blackhawks’ human resources department until June 14th, which allowed Alrich to take part in the team’s title celebrations. This comes after it was revealed in the Jenner and Block report that Quenneville was in a meeting on in which he along with other members of Blackhawks’ management were told of sexual assault allegations against then video coach Brad Aldrich.Īt that meeting, it was decided that no action would be taken at that time so it wouldn’t be a distraction for the team’s run to a Stanley Cup championship, which they would go on to win. 1KjdI2SKOL- NHL Public Relations October 29, 2021 Statement from NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on the resignation of Joel Quenneville.
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