Brad Aldrich’s name has been removed from the Stanley Cup. Aldrich, a video coach for the Chicago Blackhawks during their 2009-10 Stanley Cup run, is the center of a sexual abuse case which involved a former Blackhawks player.
Can confirm that Brad Aldrich’s name has been x’ed out on the Stanley Cup. Was done on Sunday when the Lightning names were being added.
— Ryan Rishaug (@TSNRyanRishaug) November 3, 2021
Last week Chicago Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz submitted a letter to Lanny MacDonald, chairman of the Hockey Hall of Fame, asking for Brad Aldrich’s name to be removed from the Stanley Cup.
Further to @TSNRyanRishaug report earlier today, here’s how the 2009-10 #blackhawks panel on the Stanley Cup now looks after Brad Aldrich’s name was XXXX XXXXXX’d out over the weekend. (photo courtesy @keeperofthecup) pic.twitter.com/G8c19moVeQ
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) November 3, 2021
The victim, former Blackhawks draft pick and then-prospect Kyle Beach, came forward as the player “John Doe” in the case, last Wednesday. According to the findings (which can be read in full HERE) by Jenner & Block, a law firm hired by the Blackhawks to conduct an independent investigation into the matter, Aldridge sexually abused Beach during the Blackhawks playoff run in 2010.
By Jon Sorensen