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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 | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - New York Rangers' Artemi Panarin (10) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Calgary Flames Tuesday, March 18, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

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 was asked about the situation after the Rangers 4-0 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.

“I’ll just talk about hockey,” he said.

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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