NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, left, and Donald Fehr, executive director of the NHLPA, speak during a news conference in Toronto about the World Cup of Hockey on Aug. 17, 2016. Credit: AP/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
Both NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and NHL Players Association executive director Don Fehr faced tough questions on Monday in the continuing wake of the findings of an independent investigation into the sexual assault allegations made by former Chicago player Kyle Beach against the organization’s former video coach.
Bettman, in an hourlong teleconference with the media, defended the league’s actions while saying, "We could not be more sorry for the trauma that Kyle has had to endure and our goal is to do what is necessary to continue to move forward.