Marc Crawford is the latest target as more players come forward with tales of physical abuse

Another one bites the dust?

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Marc Crawford is the latest target as more players come forward with tales of physical abuse
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It's been a whirlwind of controversy in the NHL this week following allegations that Calgary Flames head coach Bill Peters used racially charged language when addressing former player Akim Aliu during the 2009-10 season with the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL. Oh... and of course there are those reports of then rookie Mitch Marner's treatment from former Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock.

Suffice it to say that NHL coaches around the league are looking around and wondering which of them will have the finger pointed at them next.

Well... here's your next target: Former Jack Adams Award winner Marc Crawford.

The current Chicago Blackhawks assistant and former head coach of the Colorado Avalanche, Vancouver Canucks and Los Angeles Kings, Dallas Stars and Ottawa Senators is feeling the heat after two separate reports came to light earlier today.

First up, fans are reacting to a story that former NHLer Brent Sopel shared recently on the Spittin' Chiclets podcast in which he admitted that Crawford emotionally and physically abused him during his time with the Canucks.

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Another former NHLer, Patrick O'Sullivan, spoke up earlier today without naming Crawford explicitly, saying that he too was abused by his "first NHL coach" (Crawford). 

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In case you somehow missed out on the details of this story, you can read our account of things from earlier this week further down in this article.

In any case, it's fair to say that there's still a lot more to come in this story. Stay tuned. The fallout from the Babcock and Peters situations is just beginning.