Florida Panthers head coach Joel Quenneville will meet with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman to discuss his involvement in the Chicago Blackhawks' mishandling of an alleged sexual assault in 2010, the coach confirmed Wednesday, according to the Boston Globe's Matt Porter.
The meeting will take place Thursday in New York.
Quenneville coached the Blackhawks from 2008-18. He said in July that he'd first learned of the allegations against former video coach Brad Aldrich through media reporting on two related lawsuits against the team. However, the findings of an independent investigation contradict his statement.
According to the investigation, Quenneville was part of a May 2010 meeting in which Blackhawks executives were informed that Aldrich had behaved in a sexually inappropriate way toward a player. The organization didn't act on the information until reporting it to human resources three weeks later, several days after the team won the Stanley Cup.
Quenneville said Wednesday he won't comment further until he's had his meeting with Bettman. Quenneville also said he discussed matters with the Panthers and they will work to "eliminate all distractions."
Quenneville will be behind the bench for Florida's clash with the Boston Bruins on Wednesday.
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