Yeah, he's gone. I don't expect to see him behind the bench at least by Sunday's game against the Bruins if not tomorrow's. He'll resign before meeting with Bettman.
The poster may be suggesting that there is more about Kane and Toews that was not brought to light by the scummy Blackhawks. At least that was my take.
It's all rumor and I can't point to any source because this is just what I've heard from folks more deeply connected into the hockey world than I am, but I have not heard great things about Kane and Toews as leaders or about the culture in Chicago more generally. Given the blind eye the organization turned here, and the behavior of members of the organization towards the victim afterwards, I get a distinct "Washington Football Club" impression, and I'd like the league to ensure that the team hasn't turned a blind eye towards homophobic or misogynistic behavior given the league's professed goals.
It was mentioned in the investigation findings that Blackhawks players called John Doe derogatory words in training camp and asked him if he missed his boyfriend Brad. We don’t need to speculate that the locker room was toxic. It’s all right there.
Mentioned this years ago, but my ex knew Kane well, until he cheated on her BFF with an underage (16/17 year old) girl.
It’s cool though, Brent Sopel went to Pride one year
At the very least, they should suspend him with pay until the meeting/ruling of the commissioner if they are going to take a hands off approach.
Fair enough. I would think they would like him to go away without having to pay him.
Instead of firing him they gave him a Stanley Cup ring, a day with the Cup, he went to the parade, and Q gave him a glowing recommendation (that he now doesn't remember writing), all after being told what the guy did. It boggles the mind.
They didn't want a distraction, both publicly and internally, before and during the Stanley Cup. Simple as that. They were made aware of the allegations the day of game 4 of the WCF. That's when the power meeting occured to discuss the matter, less than an hour after they swept San Jose. They were probably high on the win and intoxicated. Bad recipe for decision making. Unclear exactly what happened, but it seems like the consensus was to get through the Cup and then McDonough would handle it. They won the Stanley Cup in Philly on 6/9. On 6/14, McDonough informed HR of the allegations and 2 days later is when HR approached Aldrich with the leave or be investigated offer.
I expect any team from Florida to Florida the crap out of this. That means their undefeated start is more important than victim rights, the integrity of the league, their team and the game, and doing the right thing.
I'm no lawyer but this must be a legal tactic. "I don't remember". This is going on right now in LA over Kobe Bryant's widow's lawsuit against the sherriff's department sharing cell phone photos of the crash victim's. When questioned, no one remembers anything, don't remember what I was told, don't remember who told me, or didn't tell me. It must be effective.
Wow. This takes a lot of guts. I hope it doesn't open him up to criticism by identifying himself.
Anyone that criticizes him will be identifying themselves as assholes. Sadly there are way too many assholes out there.
It seems pretty clear that Q liked the guy and wanted to keep him. He wrote him a recommendation, he said he didn't want a distraction during their cup run. This guy shouldn't work another day in the NHL. None of them should. I expect very few consequences, though. This is the NHL.
