NHL will not discipline Winnipeg Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff for role in Blackhawks’ scandal
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The NHL will not discipline Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff for his role in the Chicago Blackhawks’ sexual assault scandal, the league announced Friday after a meeting between Cheveldayoff and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman.
“While on some level, it would be easiest to paint everyone with any association to this terrible matter with the same broad brush, I believe that fundamental fairness requires a more in-depth analysis of the role of each person,” Bettman said.
“Kevin Cheveldayoff was not a member of the Blackhawks senior leadership team in 2010, and I cannot, therefore, assign to him responsibility for the Club’s actions, or inactions. He provided a full account of his degree of involvement in the matter, which was limited exclusively to his attendance at a single meeting, and I found him to be extremely forthcoming and credible in our discussion.”
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According to the findings released from a team-commissioned independent investigation by Jenner & Block on Tuesday, Cheveldayoff, then Chicago’s assistant GM, was part of a meeting with team leaders who did not act when a player, “John Doe,” alleged former video coach Brad Aldrich sexually assaulted him in 2010. The May 23 meeting also included former GM Stan Bowman, ex-coach Joel Quenneville and team president John McDonough, who would not report the alleged incident to human resources until June 14, days after the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup. Human resources allowed Aldrich to resign June 16 instead of face an investigation.
Kyle Beach, a 20-year-old prospect in 2010, identified himself as “John Doe” in a TSN Canada interview on Wednesday.
“First and most importantly, I want to express my support of and empathy for Kyle Beach and all he has had to endure since 2010,”…
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