A three-member panel had been convening in closed-door meetings about Sgt. Joseph Hanley since March 13, hearing testimony and reviewing evidence. They issued their decision on Friday.

Joel Hanley turned a breakthrough season into a two-year contract extension with an annual cap-hit of US$1.75 million.

Taking a closer look at the 62-page decision of a disciplinary panel that sided with a Providence police sergeant trying to keep his job.

The decision, which cites Hanley’s record of “unblemished and exemplary” service, contrasts with a strongly worded dissent from a Providence police commander.

Providence officials and Sergeant Joseph Hanley are also in disagreement about back pay, which would total nearly $465,000.

Flames' Joel Hanley: Signs two-year dealHanley put pen to paper on a two-year, $3.5 million contract with Calgary on Tuesday. Hanley isn't exactly an offensive dynamo, considering he managed just ...