Ducks place GM Murray on leave pending investigation

The Anaheim Ducks placed executive vice president and general manager Bob Murray on administrative leave pending an ongoing investigation related to professional conduct, the team announced Tuesday.

"We recently became aware of accusations of improper professional conduct against Bob Murray," the team said in a statement.

"After internal review, we enlisted Shephard Mullin to perform an independent investigation. Upon recommendation from their initial findings, we have decided to place Bob on administrative leave pending final results. In the interim, vice president of hockey operations and assistant general manager Jeff Solomon will assume the role of interim general manager. We will have no further comment until the investigation is complete."

Murray is under investigation for allegations of creating a toxic workplace culture by repeatedly verbally abusing team players, personnel, and coaches, along with intimidation tactics and temper tantrums, sources confirmed to Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli.

"Working for Bob Murray was pure daily mental warfare," one source told Seravalli. "The abuse was endless. Crazy text messages to players and staff berating them for their performance and threats of job security happened with regularity. These weren’t one-time slip-ups or mistakes. These were regular explosions and eruptions."

Murray joined the Ducks in 2005 as senior vice president of hockey operations. He took over as GM in 2008 and has held the position since.