Florida Panthers coach Joel Quenneville was behind the bench for their 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night, but was nowhere to be found in the postgame news conference.
Quenneville has a meeting scheduled with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman at 2 p.m. Thursday in New York to discuss his involvement in the Chicago Blackhawks sexual abuse case.
Rather than the coach, general manager Bill Zito met the media after the Panthers hosted the Boston Bruins.
"In light of this afternoon's news, we felt it appropriate that I address you all.