Stan Bowman resigned Tuesday after an independent report revealed his role in the Blackhawks’ sexual assault scandal.
The investigation revealed no evidence that owner Rocky Wirtz and team CEO Danny Wirtz knew of the allegations. Nothing was done until June 14, when McDonough informed the director of human resources, and Aldrich was allowed to participate in Stanley Cup celebrations with the unidentified player present. After interviewing 139 people, it found Bowman, MacIsaac, former team president John McDonough, ex-assistant GM Kevin Cheveldayoff, mental skills coach Jay Blunk and then-head coach Joel Quenneville were all informed of the allegations in May 2010. Olympic team later in the day.Īn independent review of the Blackhawks’ handling of the situation - in which Aldrich, a former video coach for the team, was accused of sexually assaulting a player - was performed by former federal prosecutor Reid Schar of Jenner & Block. The fallout from the Blackhawks sexual assault scandal officially began on Tuesday with the findings of an investigation into the handling of sexual assault allegations made against a former video coach.Ĭhicago GM Stan Bowman and senior vice president of hockey operations Al MacIsaac are both out of the organization, and the franchise was fined $2 million for “inadequate procedures and mishandling of 2010 matter related to conduct of former video coach Brad Aldrich.”īowman resigned on Tuesday and left his position as GM of the U.S.
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