Kyle Beach introduced himself as John Doe 1 in the Chicago Blackhawks sexual assault investigation.
Beach appeared at TSN’s SportsCentre on Wednesday night to identify himself as the first accuser of former Blackhawks video coach Brad Aldrich. The man, who is now 31, was named John Doe 1 in court documents related to the sexual assault in 2010.
Beach, from North Vancouver, was selected at the 11e ranked in the 2008 Draft by Chicago. He had never played in the NHL, but was a so-called Black Ace for Chicago in 2010, training regularly with the team in case the team needed a replacement if another. player gets injured.
An independent review by an outside law firm, commissioned by the team in response to two lawsuits, spilled over into several corners of the NHL, which fined the Blackhawks $ 2 million for “the proceedings. inadequate internal organization and insufficient and untimely response ”.
Florida Panthers coach Joel Quenneville will meet with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on Thursday. Winnipeg CEO Kevin Cheveldayoff also plans to meet with the commissioner. The two were with the Blackhawks when the allegations were first reported to team management.
According to the report, the meeting between Doe, 20 at the material time – now self-identified as Kyle Beach – and Brad Aldrich, then 27, took place on May 8 or 9, 2010.
Beach told investigators Aldrich threatened him with a baseball bat before forcefully giving him a blowjob and masturbating on the player’s back, allegations he also detailed in his trial.
Aldrich told investigators the meeting was consensual. Asked Wednesday about the law firm’s report, Aldrich replied: “I have nothing to say. “
Beach made his professional hockey debut with the Blackhawks affiliate Rockford IceHogs (LAH) at the age of 18 in 2008.