Let’s get one thing straight. What happened to Kyle Beach was an affront to the entire world of hockey and a horrifying act of an organization doing nothing while one of their young players’ life was ruined by sexual abuse. The Chicago Blackhawks knew about Kyle’s abuse at the hands of Brad Aldrich in 2010 and instead chose to cover it up. They knew about this young player’s life being shattered under their umbrella, and instead, focused on winning a Stanley Cup trophy over addressing the real issue at hand: that they harbored a sexual deviant and offender who twice more was responsible for sexually assaulting other people.
In the world, there is a saying, “You reap what you sow”. I hope the Blackhawks as an organization reaps everything for this abominable disgrace. I hope every single person responsible for knowingly covering this up is blackballed from the sport and never allowed to work again, I hope the organization is given the harshest treatment possible and that any respect towards this hockey team is lost.
Sexual abuse is serious, sexual assault is serious. To say you prioritize a Stanley Cup championship over sexual abuse of your own players shows you do not deserve a place in this sport, or in the world. Good riddance to Joel Quenneville, who resigned yesterday from the Florida Panthers. Good riddance to Stan Bowman, the general manager of the Blackhawks who resigned days ago. But that isn’t justice.
Kyle Beach got no justice, only vindication. Maybe now the healing process can begin. I hope that Beach takes everything he can get from the Blackhawks. He deserves all the compensation in the world from an organization that affronted him and pretended nothing happened to a bright, young, 20-year old kid who just wanted to do nothing more than play for the team. Pardon my profanity, but I have one thing to say about the Blackhawks as an organization: “Fuck you. I hope you rot in hell.”