Kyle Beach will meet with Gary Bettman and NHLPA’s Donald Fehr

It has just been reported that Kyle Beach, who is at the center of the Chicago Blackhawks’ sexual assault scandal, is expected to meet with Gary Bettman and National Hockey League Players Association’s director Donald Fehr on Saturday.

Both Bettman and Fehr have reportedly asked for the meeting to take place. These will be separate Zoom calls. 

About time!

As you know, Beach identified himself as the player allegedly sexually abused by video coach Brad Aldrich in 2010 earlier this week after an independent showed members of the organization were made aware of the allegations in 2010 and elected not to act during the team’s Stanley Cup run.

Aldrich served nine months in prison and was convicted for sexually assaulting a teenage boy in 2014, just four years after he was dismissed from the Blackhawks. But, as we now know, the Blackhawks allowed Aldrich to remain on staff for nearly a month after the team was made aware of his assault on Beach. The team included Aldrich in its Stanley Cup celebrations that offseason, even inviting him to a team party where Beach was also present.

While this may be a good thing the the NHL and NHLPA are finally taking the time to meet with Beach, this is 11 years too late.