Penguins face lawsuit over assault allegation

A federal lawsuit filed by a former minor league assistant and his wife accuses the Penguins of negligently retaining a coach who sexually assaulted and harassed her and then retaliating against him for reporting the incident.

Jarrod and Erin Skalde sued the Penguins nearly a year ago in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, alleging former WilkesBarre/Scranton coach Clark Donatelli molested Erin Skalde during an outing on a road trip in 2018. The team is the American Hockey League affiliate of the Penguins and is run by the NHL club.

They also allege that current Wild general manager Bill Guerin, who was GM for WilkesBarre/Scranton and assistant GM for the Penguins at the time, asked Jarrod Skalde to keep the reason for Donatelli’s termination quiet and that the team punished Skalde for reporting the assault and later terminated his position, claiming it was due to pandemic-related cuts. Guerin is also the assistant GM for the U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team.

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