I disagree. They suspended a player last year indefinitely for allegedly beating his wife. They aren't the NFL. They can't suspend someone on rumor, but they will minute one if the DA brings charges against him, even if he is one of the biggest stars playing in one of the biggest markets. I think that generally, the NHL has a fairly clean culture, but they also have hundreds of players (about 700 active players at any given moment). In any group of 700 there are going to be some unsavory characters, especially when all 700 are aggressive young men, and many of them are rich and spoiled. I would be surprised if you couldn't find a rapist among them. Hopefully the NHL will handle this is a decent way, but I doubt they can do much until the authorities do.