NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman stated that the league conducted an external 12-month investigation into sexual-assault allegations against members of Canada's 2018 World Juniors hockey team. He emphasized that it would be inappropriate to comment further with charges pending and that the NHL had no advanced notice that five players would be charged. Bettman said he would be surprised if the charged players, who are on leave, played in the NHL while judicial proceedings are ongoing. The league is taking the prudent path of waiting for the judicial process to play out in London and was working with the NHLPA on how to proceed with the investigation information when news of possible criminal charges broke.
The #NHL conducted an investigation into the alleged sexual assault incident involving multiple members of Canada's 2018 World Junior hockey team - but Gary Bettman said those findings won't be revealed until London police complete their process: https://t.co/0mBWmRpf4H
Gary Bettman makes a statement on the investigation into the 2018 Canadian World Junior hockey team. https://t.co/Tp2Xi4cKwo
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said Friday the prudent path for the league is to wait for the judicial process to play out regarding the five members of Canada’s 2018 World Juniors team who have been charged with sexual assault by London police: https://t.co/QD0x5QawCz
Gary Bettman makes a statement on the 2018 World Juniors investigation. https://t.co/4CC1C0a3Ru
Bettman said he would “be surprised” if the players that have taken leave because of the 2018 Hockey Canada investigation played in the NHL during the judicial proceedings.
Gary Bettman says all the players involved in London police’s investigation; said he would be “surprised” if they return to #NHL clubs while the investigation continues. Again, NHL won’t release any of its findings while judicial process plays out.
Bettman on the five players, says he would be surprised if they were playing in the NHL while the judicial process is playing out.
Will post full clip, but Bettman says NHL will wait until judicial process is complete before taking any action. Notes that the five players facing charges are all on leave from their teams
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says he would be "surprised" if any of the players facing sexual assault charges in London returned to the league before the legal process plays out.
Bettman says the prudent path now for the league is to wait for the judicial process to play out in London.
Gary Bettman says the NHL launched its own investigation into the 2018 World Juniors scandal that took about 12 months. Is not willing to reveal any substance from that while police investigation is ongoing.
Bettman on 2018 Canadian world junior team, reiterates the league had its own investigation, which took 12 months to complete. He says the league was working with the NHLPA on how to proceed with that info when news broke out of London about possible criminal charges. He says…
Bettman says the appropriate path for the #NHL with the 2018 Team Canada World Junior team is to wait until the judicial process is complete before taking any action.
Bettman said NHL had no advanced notice that 5 players would be charged in 2018 Hockey Canada sexual assault investigation.
Gary Bettman says the NHL's external investigation of the sexual-assault allegations against members of Team Canada's World Juniors team in 2018 took "approximately 12 months." With pending charges, he says it would be "inappropriate" to comment further.