Assistant coach Brad Aldrich alleged to have assaulted playerJoel Quenneville appears to have brushed aside allegationsJoel Quenneville resigned as coach of the
Florida Panthers on Thursday. His decision came two days after he was among those implicated for not swiftly responding to
Sexual Assault allegations when he was coach of the
Chicago Blackhawks in 2010.

The announcement was made 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.