Russia's Kontinental Hockey League told ESPN's Emily Kaplan it has "not been aware of or received a complaint in relation to any incident involvingArtemi Panarinin December 2011" following allegations by a former coach that the New York Rangers star was involved in a physical altercation with a woman a decade ago.
The KHL further stated that it "take[s] any allegations of misconduct incredibly seriously" and would have investigated if it received a complaint.
Andrei Nazarov, who coached Panarin in the KHL, told a Russian newspaper earlier this week Panarin struck an 18-year-old woman multiple times in 2011, alleging Panarin "sent her to the floor with several powerful blows.