Ex-New Jersey Devils player not guilty of assaulting high school player
A municipal judge in New Jersey has found a former NHL player not guilty of assaulting a player on the high school team he coaches. Jim Dowd played 17 seasons in the NHL and won a Stanley Cup with the
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May 21, 2015, 5:10 AM
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A municipal judge in New Jersey has found a former NHL player not guilty of assaulting a player on the high school team he coaches.
Jim Dowd played 17 seasons in the NHL and won a Stanley Cup with the New Jersey Devils. He coaches the Manasquan-Point Pleasant hockey team.
A complaint filed by a parent in Wall Township accused Dowd of kicking a 16-year-old player on Jan. 7 when the team played Red Bank Regional.
The judge on Wednesday said the decision has "nothing to do with what standard of conduct is expected of a coach of young men, that's for another body to decide."
Police declined to charge Dowd. The trial stemmed from a parent signing a citizen's complaint.
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