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Lightning Round: Chicago owner Rocky Wirtz loses it in town hall over culture questions

Chicago hockey team owner and chairman Rocky Wirtz threw a fit on Wednesday after questions from multiple reporters on the present and future culture of the team at a town hall. Despite statements by the team about learning from the 2010 sexual assault scandal of Kyle Beach and the power imbalance between coaches and players that caused it, Wirtz angrily stated, “We’re not going to talk about Kyle Beach. We’re not going to talk about 2010. We’re moving on.”

A very angry Rocky Wirtz when asked by @MarkLazerus about the sexual assault scandal:

"We're not going to talk about Kyle Beach.