Police arrested the Los Angeles Kings assistant coach on a charge of misdemeanour sex abuse involving a woman in her 20s on Thursday.
Hardy, 51, was scheduled to make an initial court appearance Friday in D.C. Superior Court. Details of the allegations were not immediately available, and it was unclear what felony prosecutors would charge him with.
"We are aware of the charge," read a statement from the Kings. "Due to the legal nature of this matter we will not have any additional comments at this time."
According to ABC news, Hardy was arrested at the Mayflower hotel in downtown Washington.
He played in L.A. from 1979-88 and again in the 1992-93 and 1993-94 seasons, and is in his second stint as an assistant coach.
Hardy played in 915 career NHL games over 15 seasons, including parts of 11 seasons with the Kings, posting 62 goals and 368 points.
He was a member of the Kings club that lost to Montreal in the 1993 Stanley Cup final.
Hardy served under former head coach Andy Murray from 1999-2006, and returned in 2008 to work for Terry Murray.
Prior to his second stint with the Kings, Hardy was an assistant coach with the Chicago Blackhawks.
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