As much as we’d like to ignore the unpleasant truths about hockey and enjoy the game on its own, we live in critical times and can’t close our eyes to the things that make us uncomfortable. With that in mind, most of the news around hockey this week will probably bum you out but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t talk about it. We still get to spend a disproportionate amount of time breaking down the nuts and bolts of the game and while I’d love to write about those topics instead, let’s review the important stories around the sport this week:
- We already know that Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff won’t join Stan Bowman and Joel Quenneville in their ignominy for withholding their knowledge regarding the Chicago sexual abuse case, and Cheveldayoff delivered a predictably hollow apology, stating that he assumed the checks and balances in place would protect Kyle Beach and that he felt best to leave the situation in the hands of those ranking above him.