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The Hockey Hall of Fame confirmed in an email to The Canadian Press on Wednesday the disgraced former Chicago Blackhawks video coach's name is now covered by Xs on the trophy.during the team's run to the 2010 title.
The Hall of Fame can't remove a name from the Stanley Cup, but can engrave a series of Xs to cover it up. "The parties agree that this request is appropriate and that they will have further dialogue, including with the Stanley Cup trustees, on how best to effectuate this request," the statement read. The independent review by a law firm was commissioned by the team in response to two lawsuits filed against the franchise related to Aldrich — one by Beach alleging sexual assault in 2010, and another by a former high school student the former Chicago assistant was convicted of assaulting in Michigan.
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