Reactions from abuse survivors across sports pour in for Kyle Beach following revelations of the Chicago Blackhawks’ sexual assault scandal
A day after Kyle Beach’s tearful acknowledgment that he was the John Doe in the sexual assault allegations against a video coach from the Chicago Blackhawks, a condemnation of sporting culture – and support for Beach – continued to pour in.
“We need to get to the point where winning at all costs isn’t our No. 1 priority,” Kennedy said. “Posters and buttons and policies and procedures don’t change culture. Until sport makes this a priority as they do winning, they’ll never have the change that I think people expect from them.” Bruce Kidd, the ombudsman at the University of Toronto and a professor emeritus of sport and public policy, said there has been a long history of abusive relations in the NHL. “Hockey is a celebration of old-style masculinity and that is part of its history and culture.”
Hillary Knight, who has earned two silver medals and a gold with the U.S. women’s Olympic hockey team, wrote to him on Twitter. “I am sorry you have to shoulder the responsibility of coming forward after living with this trauma for so many years. You are loved and supported.”
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