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NHL Suspends Coach Mitch Love for the Season, Capitals Fire Him From His Assistant Job
Mitch Love was suspended for the entire 2025-26 NHL season and fired by the Capitals after a league-wide probe into domestic abuse allegations, with the victim reporting directly to the NHL.
- On Sunday, the NHL suspended Mitch Love for the remainder of the 2025-26 season for conduct detrimental to the League, and the Washington Capitals fired him effective immediately.
- A league-wide probe began in June after the NHL received allegations about Love's personal conduct, with multiple reports saying the victim reported them directly while he interviewed with the Seattle Kraken; the Capitals placed Love on team-imposed leave, Sept. 14.
- Love interviewed with multiple NHL clubs and was a finalist for the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins while two teams that received similar letters detailed allegations during those interviews.
- The NHL has not disclosed the probe's findings, and Mitch Love will be eligible to seek reinstatement for the 2026-27 season under certain conditions; the Washington Capitals' public statement said the team is committed to accountability.
- Before joining the Capitals in June 2023, Mitch Love won AHL Coach of the Year twice and became a sought-after candidate during an offseason when nearly a third of the NHL pursued new head coaches.
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The NHL reported that Love had been suspended for causing harm to the league.
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NHL suspends coach Mitch Love for the season, Capitals fire him from his assistant job
The NHL has suspended Mitch Love for the remainder of the season after an investigation into allegations that arose while he was interviewing for multiple head-coaching jobs around the league.
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