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LAVAL, Que. – Michael Mersch struck twice as the Rochester Americans fended off the Laval Rocket 4-3 on Friday in American Hockey League action. Casey Fitzgerald’s third-period goal stood as the winner for Rochester (3-2-0) and Brandon Davidson also scored. Aaron Dell made 32 saves for the win. Rafaël Harvey-Pinard and Xavier Ouellet both had
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The NHL says it will not discipline Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff in connection with the Chicago team’s mishandling of sexual assault allegations against a former video coach.   The news follows Cheveldayoff’s meeting with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on Friday. The league said he was found as “not responsible for the improper decisions” made by the
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Joel Quenneville tendered his resignation as head coach of the Florida Panthers on Thursday amid an ongoing investigation into allegations of sexual assaults levied against a former Chicago video coach. The 63-year-old, who coached Chicago from 2008-2018, met with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on Thursday to discuss his response to the organizational mishandling of the allegations that Brad
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WARNING: This story contains distressing details Kyle Beach has stepped forward as John Doe 1 in the Chicago NHL team’s sexual assault investigation. Beach appeared on TSN’s SportsCentre on Wednesday night to identify himself as the first accuser of former Chicago video coach Brad Aldrich. He had been named John Doe 1 in court documents related
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Tampa Bay Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov is expected to be out 8-10 weeks after undergoing an unspecified surgery for an unspecified lower-body injury. The two-time defending Stanley Cup champions announced Kucherov’s prognosis with no additional details Wednesday. The timeframe would mean Kucherov could be back playing just before or after the New Year. Kucherov was
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The Chicago Blackhawks are holding a briefing Tuesday to discuss the findings of an investigation into allegations that an assistant coach sexually assaulted a player in 2010. Team owner Rocky Wirtz, CEO Danny Wirtz and former federal prosecutor Reid Schar, who ran the investigation, are scheduled to speak. The Blachhawks’ news release about the briefing
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