Meanwhile, the NHL also decided to share some extremely controversial news in the midst of free agent frenzy, announcing that Joel Quenneville, Stan Bowman, and Al MacIsaac would be reinstated and are officially able to seek employment.
The three men have been unable to hold a position within the NHL since resigning from positions in October 2021, when it came to light through the NHL's investigation that they were aware of the sexual assault of Kyle Beach at the hands of a team employee, and failed to intervene.
Prior to the release of the findings, they denied any knowledge.
The NHL says they have put work into learning how to be a better leader, especially in the face of abuse.
Teams are not able to officially hire the three men until July 10.
Source - NHL.com:Quenneville, Bowman, MacIsaac eligible to work in NHL again
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2 JUILLET | 1003 ANSWERS NHL tries to slip MASSIVE news into free agent frenzy Do you think it's the right move to let Quenneville, Bowman, and MacIsaac back into the league? | ||
Yes, it's been long enough | 368 | 36.7 % |
Not long enough/not enough demonstrated by them | 283 | 28.2 % |
No, they should be banned for life | 352 | 35.1 % |
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