Chicago Blackhawks assistant coach Marc Crawford will be away from the team as it conducts a "thorough review" of "recent allegations that have been made regarding his conduct with another organization," the team said Monday.
The decision comes two days after the New York Post published a story in which former NHL player Sean Avery alleged that Crawford kicked him during a game in the 2006-07 season, when Crawford was coaching the Kings and Avery was playing for them.
"He kicked me after a too-many-men-on-the-ice call I took," Avery said. "He didn't have me serve it, we got scored on, and he let me have it.