For the first time since last week’s news, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and deputy commissioner Bill Daly spoke publicly during a press conference on Monday.
One of the early questions focused on former Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville, who was behind Chicago’s bench in 2010 but was the Florida Panthers coach this season until last week’s events. After Tuesday’s revelation of the internal investigation launched by the Blackhawks, Quenneville was still behind the bench for Florida during a game on Wednesday night, a move that drew extensive criticism:
Gary Bettman on letting Joel Quenneville coach on Wednesday: "He had already coached 867 games since 2010 and I wanted to make sure that no one, including Coach Quenneville, could say that I had prejudged him.