Kyle Beach was allegedly sexually assaulted while with the Blackhawks in 2010.

Blackhawks sexual assault scandal: Our latest reporting and commentary

Major organizational changes are coming to the Hawks as part of the fallout from the team’s mishandling of 2010 sexual-assault allegations.

By Satchel Price | October 29, 2021 at 10:45 AM

The Chicago Blackhawks will be searching for new leadership after the team parted ways with its top two hockey executives as part of the fallout from the scandal over the team’s handling of 2010 sexual assault allegations against former coach Bradley Aldrich.

Stan Bowman’s 12-year reign as the Blackhawks’ general manager and hockey operations president ended Tuesday. Technically, he resigned from his position. Bowman’s right hand man, Al MacIsaac, was also forced out.

Their departures headlined a major organizational overhaul after an independent investigation conducted by the Chicago law firm Jenner & Block, which said it interviewed 139 witnesses over the past four months.

Read our ongoing coverage of the allegations against Aldrich and the team’s handling of them below.

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December 27, 2021 05:20 PM

Lawsuit dismissed against Blackhawks by alleged Michigan sexual-assault victim

By Ben Pope

Both lawsuits that pushed the Hawks’ sexual-assault scandal into the public eye earlier this year have been settled or dismissed.
December 15, 2021 06:11 PM

Blackhawks, Kyle Beach reach settlement agreement in sexual-assault lawsuit

By Ben Pope

The financial settlement, the amount of which was kept confidential, ends eight months of developments regarding Beach’s sexual-assault allegations against the Hawks.
November 23, 2021 01:01 PM

Kyle Beach agrees to mediation with Blackhawks; settlement talks back on

By Ben Pope

Two weeks after talks seemed to break down, the sides will meet in December for mediation involving Beach’s sexual-assault lawsuit against the Hawks.
November 11, 2021 07:29 PM

Settlement talks between Blackhawks, Kyle Beach already hitting snags

By Ben Pope

The Blackhawks, in a letter Thursday, called Beach’s lawyer’s initial financial demand “extraordinary.” But Beach’s lawyer says the Hawks won’t provide their own offer.
November 03, 2021 03:06 PM

Many involved in the Blackhawks scandal are trying to save themselves — and it’s not pretty

By Rick Morrissey

Stan Bowman, Joel Quenneville, Kevin Cheveldayoff and Gary Bettman all spreading the blame.
November 02, 2021 06:16 PM

Kevin Cheveldayoff and Patrick Kane apologize, settlement talks begin as Blackhawks scandal fallout continues

By Ben Pope

“[I want to] make this a better and safer place so that there isn’t another Kyle Beach,” Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff said Tuesday.
November 01, 2021 05:43 PM

Blackhawks, NHL mishandled sexual-assault allegations in 2020 and 2021, not just 2010

By Ben Pope

Hawks and NHL executives knew about Kyle Beach’s allegations in December 2020, four months before his lawsuit was filed and brought the allegations to light, yet they did nothing even in that time.
November 01, 2021 02:23 PM

NHL commissioner defends league’s discipline decisions in Blackhawks scandal

By Associated Press

Gary Bettman on Monday defended the NHL’s decisions and discipline meted out following an investigation into the Blackhawks’ handling of sexual assault allegations in 2010.
October 30, 2021 06:30 AM

John McDonough’s silence during Blackhawks scandal fallout shows his cowardice

By Ben Pope

McDonough hasn’t spoken publicly even once since his firing as Blackhawks president, much less since an investigation revealed he led the Hawks’ efforts to cover up alleged sexual assault.
October 29, 2021 09:44 AM

Blackhawks formally request for Brad Aldrich’s name to be removed from Stanley Cup

By Satchel Price

Hawks chairman Rocky Wirtz sent a letter Thursday asking the Hockey Hall of Fame to consider “x-ing” out Aldrich’s name on the famous trophy.