Panthers’ Coach Joe Quenneville Resigns Amid Kyle Beach Sexual Assault Scandal
The Florida Panthers coach Joel Quenneville resigned on Thursday, two days after not responding to allegations by a Chicago Blackhawks player of being sexually assaulted by another coach during the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs. This announcement does not come as a surprise, earlier reports noted that the former coach was involved in a sexual assault scandal. The news came shortly after Quenneville met with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman in New York to discuss his role in the Blackhawks’ response to claims from Kyle Beach that he was sexually assaulted by then-Blackhawks assistant Brad Aldrich. “I ...