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Allegations of sexual misconduct have surfaced online against an NHL player.
The woman has spoken exclusively to Glacier Media and has identified the individual as Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen, 24.
“I couldn’t believe that I said no and he didn’t take that for an answer,” she says. “I felt violated and gross and wanted to leave.”
Glacier Media has agreed not to identify her due to her fear of public backlash. For the purpose of this story, we will refer to her as ‘Emily’.
Although Emily has contacted the police, there are no charges and none of these allegations have been proven in court.
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DENVER – By starting a new season at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, the NHL signed up to take a run at the unprecedented.
The Wild was largely unaffected through January, but now is in limbo after an apparent outbreak of COVID-19. It became the sixth NHL team to be shut down this season, with games postponed at least through the middle of next week.
On Thursday, the team the Wild played in three consecutive games, the Colorado Avalanche, became the seventh team to go on hiatus.