What kind of fallout will occur as a result of the Bruins’ ill-conceived signing of prospect Mitchell Miller is still to be determined, but the team will be going outside the organization to investigate what went wrong in the player-vetting process.
The club has retained former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to lead a team of lawyers from the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison to conduct an independent review of the team’s process. Furthermore, the B’s promised to publicly disclose the results of the review whenever it is completed.
“The Boston Bruins strive every day to live our values and meet the high standards our associates, fans and community have come to expect,” said the team in a statement. “This includes treating everyone inside and outside our organization with dignity and respect. We recently fell short of our high standards and disappointed both ourselves and many in our community. Moving forward, we are committed to ensuring that our values are reflected in everything we do as an organization, including our process for vetting future players.”
