The NHL Players' Association on Friday announced the findings from an independent report into the Chicago Blackhawks' handling of the Kyle Beach investigation conducted by law firm Cozen O'Connor.
The investigation determined it could not "identify any individual wrongdoing or institutional failures of policy or procedure" by NHLPA executive director Don Fehr, NHLPA personnel or the SABH program "concerning the handling of Beach's reports."
NHLPAIn accordance with the decision of the Executive Board, the NHLPA has made public the independent review of Cozen O'Connor.<br><br>Full report available here:<a href="https://t.co/9Uz2gY00xD">https://t.co/9Uz2gY00xD</a> <a href="https://t.co/DtVB1LiqVG">pic.twitter.com/DtVB1LiqVG</a>
The findings come after Fehr recommended the NHLPA hire an outside law firm to conduct an investigation into how it handled sexual assault allegations made by Beach against former Blackhawks video coach Brad Aldrich.