"The Washington Capitals announced Sunday that they have relieved assistant coach Mitch Love of his duties following an NHL investigation into his personal conduct. Love, who joined the Capitals in 2023, has been on team-imposed leave since September pending the investigation's results. Over the offseason, Love was in the running for several head coaching positions around the league, with reported ties to the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins, and Seattle Kraken."
"Hockey insider Frank Seravalli reported Sunday that the NHL investigation concerned alleged domestic abuse and that the league had ruled to suspend Love for the rest of the 2025-26 season. Sources say #NHL has suspended #allcaps assistant coach Mitch Love for the entirety of 2025-26 season following an investigation into alleged domestic abuse. The victim reported allegations directly to #NHL and teams Love interviewed with over summer for head coach vacancies. - Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) October 26, 2025"
Mitch Love was relieved of his duties as an assistant coach by the Washington Capitals after an NHL-led investigation into past allegations of personal misconduct. Love joined the Capitals in 2023 and had been on team-imposed leave since September while the probe continued. The NHL ruled to suspend Love for the remainder of the 2025-26 season amid allegations of domestic abuse, according to reporting. A woman who previously had a relationship with Love reportedly filed allegations directly with the NHL and with teams that interviewed him for head-coach vacancies. Capitals GM Chris Patrick described the accusations as personal and not hockey-related.
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