Despite trying his best to rehab his image this Summer, he finds himself in the news once again.

During the Spittin’ Chiclets podcast on Tuesday morning, host Paul Bissonnette claimed that a “player in the league” reached out to him and told him that newly hired Blue Jackets head coach Mike Babcock asked team captain Boone Jenner to see his phone and to open his pictures so he could see “what kind of person” he was.

Bissonnette responded to a tweet from The Athletic's Aaron Portzline, saying “It’s 100% true”.

These allegations come exactly one month before the start of the season for the Jackets, and this is surely not how the team expected it to go.

Babcock, who last coached the Toronto Maple Leafs, was accused of asking Mitch Marner to rank his teammates based on their effort level. Marner reportedly ranked himself last but didn't know that Babcock had planned to use it against some of the other players. The veteran coach has also been accused of past toxic behavior when coaching the Detroit Red Wings, with former player Johan Franzen saying he suffered a "nervous breakdown" because of Babcock's bullying.

Since being hired by the Blue Jackets in the off-season, Babcock has done countless interviews assuring fans that he has learned from his past conduct.

The video below is NSWF, so please beware if you listen to it.

The Blue Jackets later released statements from both Head Coach Mike Babcock and Captain Boone Jenner.

NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly on the situation:

Boone Jenner spoke to The Columbus Dispatch Brian Hedger:

As more info is released, we will pass it along.