The Capitals have placed assistant coach Mitch Love on a team-imposed leave amid an NHL investigation, the team announced Sunday. The franchise did not describe the reason for the league’s investigation.
Love will not be with the team for the upcoming training camp, which begins with testing on Wednesday, before on-ice activities on Thursday.
Team officials said they would not comment on the situation until the NHL completes its investigation.
Love was hired by coach Spencer Carbery ahead of the 2023-24 season. He was previously a minor-league defenseman known as an enforcer, recording an impressive 34 fights during the 2008-09 season.
He later worked as the coach of the WHL Saskatoon Blades and the AHL Stockton Heat.
Love became a popular name on the carousel of NHL head-coaching jobs this offseason, interviewing for openings with the Seattle Kraken, Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins over the summer.
ESPN reported that the NHL and two teams received letters about Love’s “conduct” that prompted the investigation. The situation occurred before Love joined the Capitals, according to the report.
• Liam Griffin can be reached at lgriffin@washingtontimes.com.
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