The Blackhawks knew what happened and, when a decision had to be made, the hockey men in that room chose to stay quiet. To protect a predator. And to later present him with a championship ring. No Cup is worth that cost. (lukefoxjukebox)
Even if it means lying, covering up, ignoring victims, passing the buck, then lying some more.decision-makers — John McDonough, Al MacIsaac, Stan Bowman, Jay Blunk, Kevin Cheveldayoff, Joel Quenneville and Jim Gary — in which they discussed the allegations of sexual assault against their 27-year-old video coach, Brad Aldrich, by a player on their black aces.and advancing to their first Stanley Cup Final in 18 years. They decided to do more sweeping.
Upon learning of Aldrich's alleged actions, head coach Quenneville “shook his head and said that it was difficult for the team to get where they are and they could not deal with this now,” according to Bowman inMcDonagh, according to Bowman’s interview with investigators, referenced the epic drought of the Chicago Cubs and that the organization better consider the difficulty of a deep playoff run before handling the issue.
Aldrich did a great job for the Coaching staff in preparing us for all of our meetings and coordinating several tasks that we forward his way. Brad has several people relaying on him at the same moment and has a way of deflecting and accommodating everyone at once… Congrats on winning the Stanley Cup!
Much like Bowman did from both the Blackhawks and Team USA’s Olympic squad on Tuesday, Aldrich wasn’t fired. He resigned. “Stepped aside” was ownership’s term.“The report is both disturbing and difficult to read,” Blackhawks CEO Danny Wirtz said. “It speaks for itself.”This story, as appalling and indefensible as it is, would not have come to light were it not for the excellent investigative reporting of Rick Westhead and Katie Strang.
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