NHL indicates hotline tips led to Bob Murray's downfall

Just one day after being placed on administrative leave due to a pending investigation, Bob Murray resigned as executive vice president and general manager of the Anaheim Ducks.

The reasoning behind this was due to the fact that Murray allegedly created a «mental warfare» in the organization, with repeated verbal abuse and harassment of players and staff, plus intimidation tactics and temper tantrums that fostered a culture of fear in the organization. Shortly after his resignation, the NHL released the following statement.

«We support the decision by Bob Murray to resign his position as General Manager of the Anaheim Ducks. While we understand that he is seeking appropriate counseling and treatment for his personal issues, there is no excuse and there is no place in our League for the type of behavior that was recently reported through the NHL Hotline. We thank the Ducks' organization for its prompt and appropriate response to the Hotline reports. The League and its Clubs are committed to a safe and welcoming workplace across the NHL and will continue to take any and all action necessary to achieve that goal.»

One very interesting thing about this statement is the fact the league mentioned that they became aware of this situation due to their Hotline. For those unaware, while the tip line was created in 2019,the league said shortly after the Kyle Beach situation came to light that both players and staff had a duty to report abusive behaviour and should call the hotline to do so. It appears that is what happened in this particular case given the wording of this statement.

Murray had been the team's general manager since 2008. Taking over for him for the time being will be Jeff Solomon, who had been serving as the VP of hockey operations and assistant general manager. The team also said that Murray will enroll in an alcohol abuse program.

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