In line with the spokesperson, Aldrich’s title was “X’d out” on Sunday when the names of the members of final season’s Stanley Cup Champions, the Tampa Bay Lightning, had been engraved on the trophy.
CNN has reached out to the Blackhawks for remark.
A 3rd-party investigation commissioned by the NHL mentioned Aldrich had engaged in sexual misconduct whereas he was with the Blackhawks in 2010.
The participant was not named within the report however Kyle Seaside, a former first-round draft choose, has mentioned it was him.
Final week Seaside, when requested for remark about Wirtz’s request, mentioned by means of his lawyer: “I’m comfortable to see the Stanley Cup shall be returned to the icon of honor and dedication that it was supposed to be by elimination of Brad Aldrich’s title though it has taken 10 years to get up to now, it feels good to know that that is being achieved.”
CNN has reached out to Aldrich for remark a number of instances however hasn’t acquired a reply.
Aldrich left the Blackhawks in 2010 and went on to work with USA Hockey, the College of Notre Dame and Miami College in Ohio, in line with the report. He additionally labored at Houghton Excessive Faculty in Houghton, Michigan, the place he was arrested and pleaded responsible to fourth-degree prison sexual conduct with a minor in 2013.
No prison prices have been filed towards him for the 2010 allegations.
Seaside now performs in Germany and has filed a lawsuit towards the Blackhawks.
The Nationwide Hockey League has fined the Blackhawks $2 million for what the league described as “the group’s insufficient inside procedures and inadequate and premature response” referring to the group’s dealing with of alleged incidents of sexual misconduct involving Aldrich.
Wirtz wrote, “The names of a few of hockey’s most gifted athletes seem on the Stanley Cup. However so does the title ‘Brad Aldrich’, whose position as video coach made him eligible for the engraving. His conduct disqualified him, nonetheless, and it was a mistake to submit his title.”
Within the letter, Wirtz famous a earlier instance when a reputation was struck from the Cup. The previous proprietor of the Edmonton Oilers Peter Pocklington had his father’s title etched onto the Cup regardless of not having a task with the group. Basil Pocklington’s title was later X’d over.
“That call, amongst others, displays the Cup’s storied historical past of engraving errors and errors which have ended up enshrined in silver, or been corrected after the actual fact,” Wirtz mentioned.
CNN’s Steve Almasy contributed to this report.
