Chicago Blackhawks sexual assault scandal

 Question: how are things like this still happening in 2021? Is sports such a heavy drug that teams still ignore sexual assault allegations for the sake of the game?

A timeline with everything you need to know

Editor’s note: This story contains mentions of sexual assault. Please proceed with caution.

Back in May 2021, Brad Aldrich, former video coach of the Chicago Blackhawks during the team’s Stanley Cup run in 2010, was accused of sexual assault by two unnamed players on the team. In the months since the original report, which sparked a major investigation, there have been a lot moving pieces around this story as it continues to unfold.

In late October, however, the case got kicked wide open with the release of a 107-page report from law firm Jenner & Block after an independent investigation sanctioned by Chicago. There’s a lot of information to sift through, especially in the wake of the recent findings, but here is everything you need to know about the Blackhawks sexual assault scandal and the fallout from it all.

https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/chicago-blackhawks-sexual-assault-scandal-timeline-stan-bowman

Hockey fans rallied around Kyle Beach after he came forward as ‘John Doe’ in Blackhawks sexual assault case

Kyle Beach, the No. 11 overall pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, has come forward as John Doe 1 in the Chicago Blackhawks sexual assault case.

In a harrowing interview with Rick Westhead of TSN on Wednesday, Beach officially stepped forward as the first survivor of Brad Aldrich, former video coach of the Blackhawks during the team’s 2010 Stanley Cup run. Beach said Aldrich sexually assaulted him in May 2010 and then was threatened into keeping quiet about it for fear of retribution.

On Tuesday, law firm Jenner & Block released a 107-page report after completing an independent investigation into the two lawsuits lobbied at Chicago earlier this spring. After the findings were made public, general manager Stan Bowman — who was the team’s GM in 2010 — stepped away from the organization.

https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/kyle-beach-blackhawks-sexual-assault-case-nhl-fan-reaction?itm_source=parsely-api

Blackhawks sexual assault scandal yet another grim reminder of hockey's culture problem

Nothing about the revelations made public from the Chicago Blackhawks organization on Tuesday should be a shock for anyone who follows the NHL. Disgusting? Yes. Horrifying? Absolutely. Shameful and pathetic? One hundred percent. Shocking? No, not if you’ve been paying any attention to hockey for any length of time.

This has been, without a doubt, the biggest scandal the NHL has seen in its modern history. And we’ve seen many in recent years, from Mike Babcock’s alleged verbal abuse against former players to Bill Peters allegedly using racial slurs against Akim Aliu. Hockey culture has always been rotten to the core, and this incident is yet another reminder that this suffering and hate is what our favorite sport has been built upon.

And it sucks! It really, truly does. Not just from a hockey fan perspective, but, first and foremost, for the countless victims of hockey culture who have had their lives irrevocably changed by the toxic cesspool that encompasses every part of this sport. The institution of hockey has failed these people and continues to do so with every passing day.

https://ftw.usatoday.com/2021/10/blackhawks-sexual-assault-scandal-stan-bowman-hockey-culture



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