Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin 'investigated for alleged verbal abuse in the workplace after an employee filed a complaint'

Bill Guerin, the president of hockey operations and general manager for the Minnesota Wild, has been under investigation for alleged verbal abuse in the workplace.

An employee filed a complaint to the team's human resources department which led to an outside law firm being commissioned to investigate.

This investigation, according to The Athletic, led to attorneys interviewing 15 members of the organization into Guerin's actions and behavior.

Two sources told The Athletic that the investigation had completed and findings had been delivered to upper management - who deemed Guerin's actions to not be a fireable offense.

Guerin didn't attend the NHL's Board of Governors meeting and did not go on a four-game road trip with the team to Seattle while the investigation was ongoing.

In a statement to The Athletic, the team said, “The Minnesota Wild takes its code of conduct seriously. We recently concluded two separate investigations into alleged violations of that code of conduct, and have taken appropriate steps to address the matters raised to our attention. The club will not comment further.”

This news comes a day after the team told The Athletic that they 'mutually agreed to part ways' with assistant general manager Chris O'Hearn in a separate probe. Sources added that the two investigations were coincidental and concluded at about the same time.

Earlier this season, the Wild fired head coach Dean Evason and assistant coach Bob Woods - hiring John Hynes to take over the top job.

Sources for The Athletic identified the employee who was the complainant in the situation as Director of Team Operations and Player Relations Andrew Heydt - who has been in that job for ten years and is in charge of team travel and logistics as well as player and alumni relations.

Heydt has reportedly been absent from working over the past few days after going on the most recent road trip with the team.