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04/17 10:12 CDT NY Rangers' Panarin, MSG made settlement payments after
employee sexual assault allegations: report
NY Rangers' Panarin, MSG made settlement payments after employee sexual assault
allegations: report
NEW YORK (AP) --- The NHL said the New York Rangers informed the league last
year they were looking into sexual assault allegations by a team employee
against player Artemi Panarin after a report detailing the situation and
settlement payments made to the woman surfaced Thursday.
"The club retained an outside law firm to conduct an independent investigation,
which the league was fully apprised of," the NHL said in a statement. "We
consider the matter closed."
The Athletic reported that Panarin and Madison Square Garden Sports, which owns
the Rangers, paid financial settlements to a former employee last year after
she alleged Panarin sexually assaulted her.
A spokesperson for MSG said in an emailed statement, "The matter has been
resolved."
A message sent to Panarin's agent was not immediately returned. Coach Peter
Laviolette referred to MSG's statement when asked by reporters at the Rangers'
morning skate before their season finale.
Panarin, a 33-year-old winger from Russia, was New York's leading scorer again
this season and is wrapping up the sixth season of a seven-year, $81.5 million
contract signed in 2019.
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