The NHL and Hockey Hall of Fame say a request from the Chicago Blackhawks to remove the name of disgraced former coach Brad Aldrich from the Stanley Cup “is appropriate” and the two sides will begin the process to fulfill that request.
In a statement, the Hall of Fame said the league and Hall will have “further dialogue” with Stanley Cup trustees “on how best to effectuate this request.”
Earlier Friday, Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz wrote a letter to Hall of Fame chairman Lanny MacDonald asking for Aldrich’s name to be removed from the team’s 2010 Stanley Cup champion entry.
“I am humbly requesting that the Hockey Hall of Fame consider ‘x-ing’ out his name on the Stanley Cup,” Wirtz wrote. “While nothing can undo what he did, leaving his name on the most prestigious trophy in sports seems profoundly wrong.”
Aldrich, who is a registered sex offender in Michigan, was an assistant coach with the Blackhawks in 2010. This week, a report from an independent investigation conducted by law firm Jenner & Block publically revealed new details about Aldrich’s alleged sexual assault of two Blackhawks players, including Kyle Beach, who publically revealed his identity in an interview with TSN.
The report detailed the allegations made against Aldrich and the Blackhawks organization’s failure to respond to them in a quick and thorough manner.
NHL, Hall of Fame agree removing Aldrich’s name from Stanley Cup is ‘appropriate’
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