[CW: Mentions of sexual assault and abuse]
On Oct. 27, the independent investigation by Jenner & Block into the role of Chicago Blackhawks upper staff and management in the coverup of then-video coach Brad Aldrich’s sexual assault of two players concluded suddenly. I say suddenly, because while the investigation began in May, we were given no timeline of its conclusion.
Since then, Kyle Beach — formerly known as John Doe 1 — has courageously shared his story publicly, Stan Bowman and other key members of the Blackhawks organization were given the option of resigning, Joel Quenneville is out in Florida, Kevin Cheveldayoff and Marc Begervin are still employed by their clubs, and the Blackhawks were fined a paltry $2 million.