Sexual assault allegations against NHL star Artemi Panarin revealed after settlement: report

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New York Rangers star forward Artemi Panarin and Madison Square Garden Sports, the company that owns the Rangers, paid financial settlements to a former team employee last year after a woman alleged Panarin sexually assaulted her, per The Athletic. 

The employee alleged that Panarin sexually assaulted her in a hotel room in 2023, according to the report. 

The woman’s agreement with Panarin and MSG Sports included non-disclosure and no admission of wrongdoing clauses. The woman was not identified in the report and left the company following the agreements. 

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New York Rangers left wing Artemi Panarin, #10, warms up before the game against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center at San Jose on March 29, 2025. (Robert Edwards-Imagn Images)

"The matter has been resolved," the woman said, according to The Athletic.

The alleged assault occurred in December 2023, when the team was on a road trip, per the report. The woman was a regular part of the team’s traveling party and was at a post-game gathering with players and staff members. 

Panarin, 33, allegedly took the woman’s phone and said he would give her the phone back if she went and got it from his hotel room. When she arrived at Panarin’s hotel room to gather her phone, he allegedly pinned her down on the bed. 

She then allegedly pushed him off, took her phone back and left the room. 

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