The NHL decided Friday not to discipline former Chicago Blackhawks assistant general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff for his role in the clubB次元官网网址檚 mishandling of sexual assault allegations made by a player in 2010.

Commissioner Gary Bettman met with Cheveldayoff, now the GM of the Winnipeg Jets, on Friday morning. He concluded based on that conversation and the teamB次元官网网址檚 investigation that Cheveldayoff was not responsible for improper decisions made at the time.

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Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman and former coach Joel Quenneville, now with Florida, each resigned this week. Chevedayoff is the only person who was present in a meeting about Kyle BeachB次元官网网址檚 allegations against video coach Brad Aldrich to still be working in the NHL by the end of the week.

Bettman said CheveldayoffB次元官网网址檚 status as a low-ranking team official and his limited role in that meeting absolved him of authority to address the allegations.

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