NHL 2021-2022 Blog

  The Chicago Blackhawks organization pushed sexual assaults under the rug in 2010 that occurred inside its organization. Stan Bowman “stepped down” as GM after the recent investigation of the Blackhawks organization. VP Al MacIsaac has also stepped down from the organization.  There are multiple other members and former members of the Blackhawks organization that knew of these assaults and hid them. These people are employed by their organizations at the moment. But the fallout of this recent investigation should and may be felt very soon. Former Blackhawks coach and current Florida Panthers coach Joel Quenneville is one of the key people involved in the cover-up of Aldrich’s sexual assaults. In July of this year, Quenneville claimed he first learned of these assault allegations from the media. However, according to the recent investigation. Quenneville knew of the sexual assaults going on in the organization. Quenneville even gave Video Coach Brad Aldrich a good review in th...

  The 2021 NHL offseason involved plenty of drama with players like Jack Eichel and Robin Lehner voicing their concerns about how NHL organizations handle their players’ health. Their concerns are valid. And they raise the alarms on the NHL’s poor history of player safety involving injuries.  The NHL, for decades, has ignored the mishandling of player health. Former NHLer Derek Boogard died of an overdose after his playing career because his team doctors had overprescribed Derek’s pain medication. The NHL is the same league that has disregarded CTE in its sport for decades. This gross incompetence of player safety has led to long-term brain damage and even death to some of its former players.  The NHL is also widely renowned for being “the toughest league” because of the injuries NHLers play through. This reputation should not be praised by anybody in the sports world. Playing with broken bones, concussions, and torn ligaments should not be congratulated or commended. The...