A former Chicago Blackhawks player alleges in a new court filing that he was coaxed to visit then-video coach Brad Aldrich’s apartment in May of 2010 with the promise that the two would review game video together.
In one lawsuit, a former Blackhawks player who is identified in court records as John Doe 1, alleges that he and a teammate were sexually assaulted by Aldrich, who is no longer with the organization. The player alleges that after he shared news of the assaults with team sports psychologist James Gary, he was told the incident was his fault.
The new court records, filed by the plaintiffs in response to the Blackhawks’ motions to dismiss that were filed earlier this month, offer more details about both the allegations and the fallout after the former Blackhawks player reported the alleged abuse to his team. After the former Blackhawks player went to Gary with news of the alleged assault but was rebuffed, he then discussed the situation with Paul Vincent, a team skills coach, the court filing says.that Blackhawks officials, including then-team president John McDonough, general manager Stan Bowman, vice-president of hockey operations Al MacIsaac, and Gary, refused his request to report the alleged abuse to Chicago police.
Bowman refused to discuss the allegations against the team during a conference call with media on Thursday.
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