Report: Guerin cleared after investigation into alleged verbal abuse

Minnesota Wild general manager and president of hockey operations Bill Guerin was subject to an external investigation after a team employee filed a human resources complaint alleging verbal abuse in the workplace, sources told The Athletic's Michael Russo.

The alleged incident occurred in late November. Guerin didn't attend the NHL's board of governors meeting or the Wild's four-game road trip while the investigation was ongoing.

Two attorneys conducted interviews with more than 15 members of the Wild organization, and the investigation's findings were given to team ownership, which determined Guerin did not commit a fireable offense. League commissioner Gary Bettman and deputy commissioner Bill Daly are satisfied with the result, according to Russo.

The Wild and assistant general manager Chris O'Hearn agreed to part ways on Wednesday after a separate investigation into code of conduct violations.

"The Minnesota Wild takes its code of conduct seriously," the team said in a statement to Russo. "We recently concluded two separate investigations into alleged violations of that code of conduct, and have taken appropriate steps to address the matters raised to our attention. The club will not comment further."

Guerin and O'Hearn had worked alongside each other since 2019.