Locked On NHL's Round Table on the Chicago Blackhawks' sexual assault cover-up and hockey's toxic culture

(CONTENT/TRIGGER WARNING: Sexual Assault)

In a special edition of Locked On Presents, Locked On NHL local hosts Erica Lindsay Ayala (Locked On Kraken), Ann Kimmel (Locked On Predators), Jay Forster (Locked On Blue Jackets) and Rachel Donner (Locked On Flyers) come together for a round table discussion on the fallout from the Chicago Blackhawks' sexual assault cover up, the NHL's handling of the situation, hockey's toxic culture and lack of accountability within the inner ranks of the sport, and what can be done to address the fundamental flaws in the way the sport is governed from the grass roots level up to the NHL.

The conversation begins with a recounting of events detailed 107-page report from Jenner & Block on the sexual assault of the John Doe now known to be Kyle Beach by former Blackhawks video coach Brad Aldrich, and the assault Aldrich committed on a second John Doe after having left the Blackhawks organization. The panel dives into their reactions to the interviews held by TSN's Rick Westhead with both Beach and the mother of John Doe 2, and why the don't believe the hockey world would have responded in the same way without those courageous interviews.

From there, Erica, Ann, Jay and Rachel discuss the NHL's handling of the situation, avenues for change within the construct of the sport, and how the league's regular missteps on issues of sexual assault, racism, homophobia and other societal ills have affected their own fandom, as well as the role fans need to play in pressuring the league to change its ways.

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