Capitals Put Assistant Coach Mitch Love on Leave Pending an NHL Investigation
Mitch Love, 41, was placed on leave due to allegations predating his Capitals tenure; NHL began investigating after a letter during his offseason head coach interviews.
- On Sunday, the Washington Capitals placed assistant coach Mitch Love, age 41, on team-imposed leave pending an NHL investigation.
- The NHL began investigating allegations from a letter received in the offseason, detailing a situation predating Love's tenure with Washington.
- In June 2023, Love joined the Washington Capitals’ coaching team following two outstanding AHL seasons in which he earned the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award for the league’s top coach in consecutive years.
- The Capitals announced that Mitch Love has been placed on immediate leave and stated they will hold off on making any additional statements until the NHL’s investigation has concluded.
- The investigation leaves Love's future with the Capitals uncertain as the team prepares for the season without him and awaits the league's findings.
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Capitals assistant Mitch Love on leave amid NHL investigation
HeraldNet.com HeraldNet.com - Everett and Snohomish County news from The Daily Herald in Everett, Washington The Washington Capitals placed assistant coach Mitch Love on leave pending the results of an investigation by the NHL, the team announced Sunday afternoon. Washington’s training camp for the 2025-26 season opens Thursday; Love will not be in attendance, and a decision on his future will be made after the NHL concludes its investigation. C…


Capitals place assistant coach Mitch Love on leave amid NHL investigation
The Washington Capitals placed assistant coach Mitch Love on leave pending the results of an investigation by the NHL, the team announced Sunday afternoon. Washington’s training camp for the 2025-26 season opens Thursday; Love will not be in attendance, and…
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