The NHL has fined the Blackhawks $2 million 'for the organization’s inadequate internal procedures and insufficient and untimely response in the handling of matters related to former video coach Brad Aldrich.'
$2 million"for the organization’s inadequate internal procedures and insufficient and untimely response in the handling of matters related to former video coach Brad Aldrich’s employment with the Club and ultimate departure in 2010."
The fine was announced after an independent investigative report was made public, detailing an incident of sexual assault by Aldrich against two former players in 2010 and the club's response to the incident. According to a statement, the NHL and Blackhawks agreed to direct $1 million of the fine money"to fund local organizations in and around the Chicago community that provide counselling and training for, and support and assistance to, survivors of sexual and other forms of abuse."
“We acknowledge that the Blackhawks have taken responsibility and ownership for what transpired, and have already implemented new preventative measures, as well as committed to additional changes that may be deemed appropriate as part of its responsive plan of action to the investigation and Report,” commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement.
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