Blackhawks GM Resigns, Team Fined After Sexual Assault Probe

The Blackhawks hired Jenner & Block to conduct what they called an independent review in response to two lawsuits filed against the franchise.

The Chicago Blackhawks mishandled allegations that an assistant coach sexually assaulted a player during the team's Stanley Cup run in 2010, according to an investigation commissioned by the franchise that cast a shadow over the NHL on Tuesday.

Stan Bowman, the general manager and president of hockey operations, resigned in the wake of the findings by an outside law firm, and the NHL fined the team $2 million for "the organization's inadequate internal procedures and insufficient and untimely response."

Florida Panthers coach Joel Quenneville and Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff, who were with the Blackhawks when the sexual assault allegations were first reported, also were named in the report. There was no immediate word from either of their teams on their status.