NHL coach abuse reckoning: Where things stand, and what happens next

Bill Peters resigned as coach of the Calgary Flames on Nov. 29 after it was revealed he used racial slurs toward one of his minor league players a decade ago. The resignation was the culmination of a tense week for the NHL, though things haven't exactly eased up. Peters isn't the only name implicated in a wide-reaching scandal that questions the prevalence of abuse from hockey coaches -- both psychological and physical.

Here is a primer on one of the biggest topics in hockey right now.

This happened 10 years ago. Why is this all coming to light now?

Kaplan: Hockey has long struggled with diversity; of the NHL's 700-plus players, only about 30 are black. The NHL has launched several sweeping…