Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin ‘investigated for alleged verbal abuse in the workplace after an employee filed a complaint’
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Bill Guerin, the president of hockey operations and general manager of the Minnesota Wild, is under investigation for alleged workplace verbal abuse.
An employee filed a complaint with the team's human resources department, leading to an outside law firm being assigned to investigate.
This research is according to The Athleticsled to attorneys interviewing fifteen members of the organization about Guerin's actions and behavior.
Two sources told The Athletic that the investigation had been completed and the findings had been passed on to upper management, who did not consider Guerin's actions to be a criminal offense.
Guerin did not attend the NHL Board of Governors meeting and did not go on a four-game road trip with the team to Seattle while the investigation was ongoing.
Wild GM Bill Guerin was investigated for alleged verbal abuse of a team employee
The Wild have already made a major staff decision this year: firing head coach Dean Evason
John Hynes was brought in to replace Evason to try to salvage something from this season
In a statement to The Athletic, the team said: “The Minnesota Wild takes its code of conduct seriously. We recently completed two separate investigations into alleged violations of that code of conduct and have taken appropriate steps to address the matters brought to our attention. The club has no further comment.”
The news comes a day after the team told The Athletic they “mutually agreed to part ways” with assistant general manager Chris O'Hearn in a separate investigation. Sources added that the two investigations were coincidental and were completed at about the same time.
Earlier this season, the Wild fired head coach Dean Evason and assistant coach Bob Woods and hired John Hynes to take over the top job.
Sources for The Athletic identified the employee who was the complainant in the situation as director of team operations and player relations Andrew Heydt – who has held the position for a decade and is responsible for team travel and logistics, as well as player and alumni relations.
Heydt has reportedly been absent from work in recent days after taking the most recent road trip with the team.