Sex scandals in the & nbsp; sports in & nbsp; lately, unfortunately, have become commonplace. The revelations took place in & nbsp; gymnastics, and & nbsp; in figure skating. But & nbsp; on & nbsp; this time flashed in & nbsp; real men's sports & mdash; hockey. And straight into the NHL.
Dirty Brad
63-year-old Florida Panthers mentor; Joël Kenneville the 2021/22 season has started well. The team scored 7 & nbsp; victories in & nbsp; 7 & nbsp; matches and & nbsp; topped the NHL Eastern Conference standings. However, now the head coach is leaving his post of his own free will. & Nbsp; Kenneville's desire arose after a conversation with the & nbsp; club bosses, who explained that neither & nbsp; ni & nbsp; and & nbsp; themselves had no other way out.
Kenneville, who has won the Stanley Cup three times as the head coach of the & nbsp; “ Chicago Blackhawks '', did not suffer & nbsp; because of his athletic performance, but & nbsp; because of the story of eleven years ago, to which himself & nbsp; nbsp; had an indirect relationship. We are talking about & nbsp; sexual harassment that took place during the 'Chicago' season, ' first won the main NHL trophy.
The scandal started to gain ground in & nbsp; May 2021 & nbsp; when it became known to the & nbsp; anonymous lawsuit filed against 'Chicago' a player who was logged into the club system. He claimed to have been sexually assaulted by Brad Aldrich , the & nbsp; club.
Aldrich leaves Chicago in & nbsp; 2010 & nbsp; year, got a job in a & nbsp; youth team in & nbsp; Michigan, where in & nbsp; 2013 he was convicted of a & nbsp; sex crime in & nbsp; against a minor, for & nbsp; that he was condemned & nbsp; 5 & nbsp; months in prison.
“ To & nbsp; forced to & nbsp; oral sex & quot; Chicago & # 39; & # 39; hid this story.
John Doe at & nbsp; at that time was a player from the farm club, who was called to the base of & nbsp ;. Aldrich played out a plot in front of him in the spirit of show business. Calling himself an influential Chicago man, he made it clear to the young player that he could gain a foothold in the base, if, of course, he showed mutual sympathy.
According to & nbsp; independent investigation materials: & bdquo; “ Aldrich invited him to & nbsp; his apartment, fed him and & nbsp; gave him a drink. In the process of & nbsp;, it & nbsp; told Doe it could affect & nbsp; its inclusion in the list of & nbsp; Blackhawks & nbsp ;, and & nbsp; then activated a porn video. Doe said Aldrich threatened him: he told him to pretend he likes sex or that Doe would never play in the NHL. Then Aldrich, in a form & nbsp; forced, persuaded Doe to & nbsp; oral sex, masturbated on & nbsp; his back and & nbsp; threatened until & nbsp; Doe escapes from Aldrich's apartment.
Aldrich, called to testify, did not deny the intercourse, but ensured that everything had gone through & nbsp; mutual consent.
Then, in & nbsp; 2010 & nbsp; year, the & nbsp; the incident became known to all up in Chicago & nbsp; ;, including the head coach and & nbsp; general manager, but no action was taken against Aldrich.
In addition, it & nbsp; took part in the championship parade after winning the 2010 Stanley Cup. Then he was sent from & nbsp; club, giving it a positive recommendation.
At the same time in & nbsp; “ Chicago '' clearly imagined that Aldrich & nbsp; & mdash; a person better to stay away from. When a year later he arrived at & nbsp; Chicago and & nbsp; decided to visit the club changing rooms, he was escorted out of there by security announcing that access to the arena was closed to him.
Fired with & nbsp; & # 39; & # 39; wolf ticket
After the investigation confirmed these facts, the crackdown began in the NHL. Club Chicago for & nbsp; mismanagement of a & nbsp; sexual assault was fined & nbsp; 2 & nbsp; millions of dollars.
Chicago General Manager Stan Bowman resigned from his post, stating: “Eleven years ago, when I was in my first year as General Manager, I learned about potentially unacceptable behavior from the video coach of the coach. Era with the participation of a hockey player. I immediately reported & nbsp; this to the president and & nbsp; CEOs of the time, who are committed & nbsp; to take care of & nbsp; this issue. & Nbsp; this year I learned that inappropriate behavior was linked to serious allegations of sexual assault. I relied on the instructions of my boss, who said he would take appropriate action. Looking back, knowing he didn't have the case sorted out in no time, I wish I had assumed he would.
Bowman was supposed to be the general manager of the U.S. team at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Now he has also lost this post.
An after & nbsp; one, all who knew & nbsp; this story lose their jobs in the NHL & nbsp; & mdash; in & nbsp; including & nbsp; those who now do not work & nbsp; in & nbsp; & nbsp; “ Chicago ''. In & nbsp; in particular we are talking about & nbsp; Kenneville and & nbsp; former Deputy General Manager of Chicago Kevin Cheveldayoffe , who is now the General Manager of Winnipeg.
Kenneville, whose Florida project shot down on takeoff, & nbsp; said goodbye: & nbsp; I would like to express my regret for & nbsp; the pain this young man, Kyle Beach, suffered. My ex-team let Kyle down, and & nbsp; and & nbsp; my part of the fault. I & nbsp; would like to think about & nbsp; how it went and & nbsp; take the time to figure out how to make the rinks safe for everyone. ”
“ I felt alone ”: the victim of violence now plays in & nbsp; Germany
Indeed, the hockey player under the pseudonym John Doe; refused & nbsp; anonymity.
Canadian Kyle Beach , now 31, was considered a promising striker in his youth. In 2006, he was named in the Top 5 of the most promising juniors in the world. At & nbsp; at the same time it was noted that the striker had discipline issues which scared the head clubs somewhat.
In the 2008 NHL Draft in Chicago picked the range at number 11. The forward played for the “ Chicago '' farm. in & nbsp; AHL & nbsp; & mdash; Rockford Icehogs. So & nbsp; not & nbsp; going to the & nbsp; NHL, in & nbsp; 2014, Kyle Beach moved to & nbsp; Europe, where he played for & nbsp; Austrian teams and & nbsp; German.
As sad as he is, & nbsp; for a Canadian who now plays in a & nbsp; ordinary German club, the current sex scandal has become a real moment of glory.
“ I & nbsp; deleted these memories and & nbsp; buried to follow & nbsp; my dreams and & nbsp; pursue a career that I loved and nbsp; play & nbsp; in hockey, & nbsp; & mdash; he said & nbsp; in & nbsp; his statement, & nbsp; & mdash; Up to & nbsp; more recently I & nbsp; have not talked about & nbsp; this, I have none discussed, have I & nbsp; thought & nbsp; this. And & nbsp; now that I am starting to heal, I & nbsp; look back and nbsp; think it definitely made a difference in my life. In & nbsp; 2010 I started playing for the & nbsp; & bdquo; Rockford & ldquo; of the & nbsp; AHL, and & nbsp; after the end of the season, some of us were recruited to & nbsp; & bdquo; Blackhawks & ldquo ;. It was a very special moment for me and & nbsp; my family and & nbsp; the next step towards & nbsp; realize my & nbsp; NHL dream, & nbsp; what I have struggled my whole life for. Unfortunately, a few weeks later, the memories were ruined and & nbsp; my life has changed forever. To be honest I was scared. I had & nbsp; fear. My career was in danger. I was feeling alone. Sorry, those times are hard to remember. I felt alone and & nbsp; nothing & nbsp; could not do and & nbsp; ni & nbsp; to & nbsp; which was not & nbsp; could ask & nbsp; help. I & nbsp; did not know what to do in & nbsp; 20 & nbsp; years with & nbsp; this & raquo ;.
What is & nbsp; is it & nbsp; hockey?
Beach took Kenneville's resignation with obvious satisfaction: “ I can't literally replicate Coach Kenneville's quote, but its essence comes down to the fact that the playoffs, the fight for the & nbsp; I can't & nbsp; believe in ! It & # 39; s wrong, I & nbsp; can't & nbsp; accept that.
The story is dirty and & nbsp; ugly, and & nbsp; the fact that those responsible for & nbsp; are now paying the price is probably right.
But & nbsp; Kyle Beach himself also has some questions that he won't be asked by & nbsp; at & nbsp; Canada, nor & nbsp; to & nbsp; United States.
What happened to hockey if a young man in & nbsp; 20 years old & nbsp; & nbsp; offers to climb the career ladder with & nbsp; using sexual pleasures does not beat proposing on & nbsp; ; physiognomy, but & nbsp; accept his requests? & Nbsp; And & nbsp; only then, realizing he has been cheated, will he complain to management?
Stories about & nbsp; lustful mentors with & nbsp; homosexual inclinations in & nbsp; children's teams performed over & nbsp; times, now it turns out that & nbsp; producers & laquo; producers; dug and & nbsp; in & nbsp; the most successful hockey league in the world.
As for & nbsp; Beach, then & nbsp; he will be fine now & nbsp; & mdash; a failed hockey career will be replaced by numerous interviews, talk shows, and & nbsp; there you see, and & nbsp; a position in & nbsp; some public advice on & nbsp; fight & nbsp; sexual violence in the & nbsp; ; NHL.