Bruins president Cam Neely said the team 'failed' in vetting former player Mitchell Miller. Miller and another middle school student were convicted in juvenile court in 2016 for assaulting and bullying a Black classmate with developmental disabilities.
when a story was published about how he and another middle school classmate were convicted in juvenile court in 2016 of assaulting and bullying Isaiah Meyer-Crothers, a Black classmate with developmental disabilities. In the report, Meyer-Crothers' mother alleged Miller began abusing her son in second grade and repeatedly used racial slurs.
"We like to take pride in what we do in the community and we hold ourselves accountable," said Neely, who said he plans to reach out to the family of Meyer-Crothers."We dropped the ball, and I'm here to apologize. Neely said Boston GM Don Sweeney spoke with deputy commissioner Bill Daly on Wednesday about signing Miller.
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