Players accused Graham James of sexual abuse in the 1980s and ‘90s, and the disgraced junior coach pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault involving more than 300 encounters.īlackhawks prospect Kyle Beach accused video coach Brad Aldrich of sexual assault in 2010, and at least one coach and a handful of executives who looked the other way are now out of the league after an investigation revealed their blatant mishandling of the case.Ī former teammate of Beach’s, Akim Aliu, spoke up two years ago about his experience with Peters and the aftermath prompted the NHL to invest time, energy and resources into combating racism in a league that’s still over 95% white. So is Stan Bowman, the general manager of three Stanley Cup-winning teams in Chicago, along with a fellow executive from the Original Six franchise that is now picking up the pieces from the fallout after being slapped with a $2 million fine by the league.Īlready sidelined are Bill Peters, the coach of the Calgary Flames who resigned in 2019 after it emerged that he made racist remarks to a player while in the minors, and Don Cherry, the once-beloved face and voice of hockey in Canada who was fired for an inappropriate rant about immigrants.Īll of this and more has forced the NHL to confront coaching practices and matters of systemic racism and misbehavior in a sport where coaches have ruled with iron fists and conforming is the expectation.
Gone is Joel Quenneville, who has won the second-most games of any coach in NHL history.
The scandal that rocked the National Hockey League this week began more than a decade ago, and it’s part of a painful, overdue reckoning that has transformed the sport over the past two years.
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