Panthers head coach Joel Quenneville has resigned from his position ... after he admitted to bungling the handling of sexual abuse allegations during his time as the Blackhawks coach.
, told Beach he wouldn't play in the NHL if he turned down the coach's sexual advances -- so Beach claims he was forced into a sexual encounter with the man.
Bettman hit the Blackhawks with a $2 million fine last week ... saying it was a"direct and necessary response to the failure of the Club to follow-up and address the 2010 incident in a timely and appropriate manner." As a result, Quenneville stepped down from his role -- and Bettman says the two will have to have another meeting if he ever wants to get back into the league.
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