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Does this mean we can now retroactively take away their first overall pick last year? I honestly don't know why they were allowed to keep it.

 

Also hopefully this puts to bed any rumors of Quenneville or Stan Bowman returning to the NHL. Maybe we can also ban Cheveldayoff now too. Truly despicable organization.

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35 minutes ago, Believe In Blue said:

That 2010 Blackhawks team always struck me as selfish, scummy and arrogant. We saw it when we played them in the playoffs.
 

Makes me sick that a home grown boy like Bedard is stuck with that disgusting franchise.

In light of this, maybe he will want out.

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Damage is too far entrenched to do anything retroactive...

 

Time to force turn over of all documents  and let those who knew face criminal charges and the organization be sued into.bankruptcy

 

I don't understand advertisers not dropping them ...... seriously a few of the teams brass should be doing jail time .... they weren't covering up a cap.issue .... they covered up a criminal offense 

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Ex-Blackhawks player sues team, alleges he was sexually assaulted by Brad Aldrich

 

A former teammate of Kyle Beach says Brad Aldrich “groomed, harassed, threatened and assaulted” him during the 2009-10 season.

 

Warning: This article contains references to allegations of sexual assault.

 

A former "Black Ace" of the 2009-10 Stanley Cup-champion Chicago Blackhawks alleges he was sexually assaulted by the same video coach who abused Kyle Beach.

 

According to Phil Thompson of the Chicago Tribune, a Chicago-based law firm named Romanucci & Blandin has filed a negligence lawsuit on behalf of their client — who is identified as “John Doe” in the suit. The suit alleges that Brad Aldrich “groomed, harassed, threatened and assaulted” John Doe during the 2009-10 season. The Blackhawks are named as the sole defendant and the suit calls for a jury trial.

 

“This is a continuation of the institutional and cultural abuses that we are seeing coming from our sports teams, whether they are local teams or from ones that are around the country,” Antonio Romanucci, a founding partner of the law firm, said in an interview with the Tribune.

 

The attorneys confirmed to the Tribune that John Doe is the same individual that is identified as “Black Ace 1” in the Jenner & Brock Report on the Kyle Beach case. Like Beach, John Doe was told by Aldrich that he could influence the player's standing with Blackhawks coaches. The suit alleges that Aldrich hosted John Doe and other Black Aces at his home under the guise of discussing player strategies, only to ultimately attempt to make them watch pornographic videos with him.

 

According to the suit, John Doe is accusing Aldrich of the following acts:

Aldrich sneaked into the bedroom of John Doe while he was having sex with a woman, and tried to join the encounter. He made his presence known by playing with John Doe’s feet in the dark.

 

Aldrich approached John Doe from behind, hugged him from behind and grounded his penis against John Doe’s back and buttocks overtop his clothes.

 

Aldrich sent harassing text messages to John Doe.

 

Aldrich once texted John Doe that he could “give (oral sex) better than any women could.” (This was relayed in the Jenner & Brock report).

 

During the 2010 Western Conference Final, Aldrich texted John Doe a picture of his penis. The secretary of Blackhawks president John McDonough was allegedly seated beside Doe when he received the text message. Doe showed the secretary the image. The secretary is referred to as “Employee A” in the Jenner & Brock report, according to Doe’s legal representation.

 

McDonough was a key figure in the Beach investigation. He did not report the allegations against Aldrich to human resources until June 14, 2010 — a few days after the team won the Stanley Cup. Two days later, Aldrich met with the team's human resources department and was given the option to undergo an investigation or resign. He opted for the latter, receiving a severance and playoff bonus and continued to be paid a salary for months afterward, according to the Jenner & Brock report.

 

“He was permitted to host the Stanley Cup for a day in his hometown, his name was engraved on the Stanley Cup, he received a championship ring, and he attended a Stanley Cup banner-raising ceremony at the United Center,” the Jenner & Brock report alleged.

 

The Blackhawks also provided Aldrich with a letter of reference — a damning decision, considering he went on to sexually assault a teenager in 2013.

 

 

In the Jenner & Brock report, Black Ace 1 — a.k.a. John Doe — denied ever having a sexual encounter with Aldrich.
 

“Many people don’t understand or realize that they’ve been sexually assaulted until they understand what the definition is,” Romanucci said. “And many of the activities that took place, that we’ve outlined in our complaint, are indeed sexual assaults.”

 

The fallout of the Beach situation saw longtime coach Joel Quenneville and GM Stan Bowman lose their jobs and the Blackhawks were fined $2 million — a punishment many considered to be a slap on the wrist. The Blackhawks got to keep all draft capital and happened to win the draft lottery last June, which landed them Connor Bedard.

 

Beach reached a settlement with the Blackhawks in December 2021.

 

Jacob Stoller

Sun, November 5, 2023 at 12:38 PM PST

 

link to rest of article:

https://ca.yahoo.com/sports/news/ex-blackhawks-player-sues-team-alleges-he-was-sexually-assaulted-by-brad-aldrich-203857392.html

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1 hour ago, RWJC said:

Ex-Blackhawks player sues team, alleges he was sexually assaulted by Brad Aldrich

 

A former teammate of Kyle Beach says Brad Aldrich “groomed, harassed, threatened and assaulted” him during the 2009-10 season.

 

Warning: This article contains references to allegations of sexual assault.

 

A former "Black Ace" of the 2009-10 Stanley Cup-champion Chicago Blackhawks alleges he was sexually assaulted by the same video coach who abused Kyle Beach.

 

According to Phil Thompson of the Chicago Tribune, a Chicago-based law firm named Romanucci & Blandin has filed a negligence lawsuit on behalf of their client — who is identified as “John Doe” in the suit. The suit alleges that Brad Aldrich “groomed, harassed, threatened and assaulted” John Doe during the 2009-10 season. The Blackhawks are named as the sole defendant and the suit calls for a jury trial.

 

“This is a continuation of the institutional and cultural abuses that we are seeing coming from our sports teams, whether they are local teams or from ones that are around the country,” Antonio Romanucci, a founding partner of the law firm, said in an interview with the Tribune.

 

The attorneys confirmed to the Tribune that John Doe is the same individual that is identified as “Black Ace 1” in the Jenner & Brock Report on the Kyle Beach case. Like Beach, John Doe was told by Aldrich that he could influence the player's standing with Blackhawks coaches. The suit alleges that Aldrich hosted John Doe and other Black Aces at his home under the guise of discussing player strategies, only to ultimately attempt to make them watch pornographic videos with him.

 

According to the suit, John Doe is accusing Aldrich of the following acts:

Aldrich sneaked into the bedroom of John Doe while he was having sex with a woman, and tried to join the encounter. He made his presence known by playing with John Doe’s feet in the dark.

 

Aldrich approached John Doe from behind, hugged him from behind and grounded his penis against John Doe’s back and buttocks overtop his clothes.

 

Aldrich sent harassing text messages to John Doe.

 

Aldrich once texted John Doe that he could “give (oral sex) better than any women could.” (This was relayed in the Jenner & Brock report).

 

During the 2010 Western Conference Final, Aldrich texted John Doe a picture of his penis. The secretary of Blackhawks president John McDonough was allegedly seated beside Doe when he received the text message. Doe showed the secretary the image. The secretary is referred to as “Employee A” in the Jenner & Brock report, according to Doe’s legal representation.

 

McDonough was a key figure in the Beach investigation. He did not report the allegations against Aldrich to human resources until June 14, 2010 — a few days after the team won the Stanley Cup. Two days later, Aldrich met with the team's human resources department and was given the option to undergo an investigation or resign. He opted for the latter, receiving a severance and playoff bonus and continued to be paid a salary for months afterward, according to the Jenner & Brock report.

 

“He was permitted to host the Stanley Cup for a day in his hometown, his name was engraved on the Stanley Cup, he received a championship ring, and he attended a Stanley Cup banner-raising ceremony at the United Center,” the Jenner & Brock report alleged.

 

The Blackhawks also provided Aldrich with a letter of reference — a damning decision, considering he went on to sexually assault a teenager in 2013.

 

 

In the Jenner & Brock report, Black Ace 1 — a.k.a. John Doe — denied ever having a sexual encounter with Aldrich.
 

“Many people don’t understand or realize that they’ve been sexually assaulted until they understand what the definition is,” Romanucci said. “And many of the activities that took place, that we’ve outlined in our complaint, are indeed sexual assaults.”

 

The fallout of the Beach situation saw longtime coach Joel Quenneville and GM Stan Bowman lose their jobs and the Blackhawks were fined $2 million — a punishment many considered to be a slap on the wrist. The Blackhawks got to keep all draft capital and happened to win the draft lottery last June, which landed them Connor Bedard.

 

Beach reached a settlement with the Blackhawks in December 2021.

 

Jacob Stoller

Sun, November 5, 2023 at 12:38 PM PST

 

link to rest of article:

https://ca.yahoo.com/sports/news/ex-blackhawks-player-sues-team-alleges-he-was-sexually-assaulted-by-brad-aldrich-203857392.html

I would LOVE  it if Bedard walked out on them and told them to trade him. 

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2 minutes ago, gwarrior said:

I would LOVE  it if Bedard walked out on them and told them to trade him. 

It’s a shame he’s part of that org. One could only hope they are heavily penalized (hah yeah good luck) and set back a few years and between that, the negative perception, and the desire to not be attached to it, pushes Bedard to limit his RFA negotiaton to 1 year, and then he informs them he is walking as UFA. If I was a young, potentially elite player, I wouldnt want to wear the Hawks dirty laundry. It’s shameful.

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It’s a shame he’s part of that org. One could only hope they are heavily penalized (hah yeah good luck) and set back a few years and between that, the negative perception, and the desire to not be attached to it, pushes Bedard to limit his RFA negotiaton to 1 year, and then he informs them he is walking as UFA. If I was a young, potentially elite player, I wouldnt want to wear the Hawks dirty laundry. It’s shameful.

I would have NOTHING but respect for him if he walked out on them and told them, and classic "Slapshot" moment, "TRADE ME RIGHT FUCKING NOW"!!!!!

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26 minutes ago, greenbean30 said:

Blackhawks should have 3 first rounds stripped at minimum. Last year's(and Bedard can sign with us lol), this year's and next year's.

They should be stripped of the 2010 championship. ALL rings returned. In the record book should say "no champion". Then take that rapist, and throw his ass to the wolves in prison.

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They should be stripped of the 2010 championship. ALL rings returned. In the record book should say "no champion". Then take that rapist, and throw his ass to the wolves in prison.

Now I 100% agree with this, but I know that the NHL will not do this.

I feel that they might be more inclined to strip some first rounders, if they do anything. I wouldn't be surprised if they did nothing. Not reporting a players No Trade List to their new team is obviously much worse than a coach sexual assaulting and raping players.

 

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13 minutes ago, greenbean30 said:

Now I 100% agree with this, but I know that the NHL will not do this.

I feel that they might be more inclined to strip some first rounders, if they do anything. I wouldn't be surprised if they did nothing. Not reporting a players No Trade List to their new team is obviously much worse than a coach sexual assaulting and raping players.

 

Shoe is on the other foot, say the Canucks covered up shit like this. And they won the cup in 2011. Do you think they would get a pass, or would we get stripped of it?

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The NHL DGAF about this, unlike Vegas and Anaheim who complained about the nixing of the Dadonov trade that ultimately costed them millions of dollars so Bettman had to dish out a penalty because Ott embarrassed the league and pissed off two other teams. It's all about money. 

 

I still can't believe Chicago won the lottery to get Bedard. There really is no karma in sports. 

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