Sports Illustrated reports.A player identified only as John Doe has alleged he was assaulted in 2010 by Brad Aldrich, then the Blackhawks’ video coach, in charge of preparing game footage for other Blackhawks coaches.
Doe was a player with one of the team’s minor league affiliates and had been called up to the Blackhawks “to serve as a ‘Black Ace,’ a prospect player who could be available to play for the Blackhawks if needed,” according to the Jenner and Block report.
Investigators with the firm, led by partner Reid Schar, interviewed Doe, Aldrich, and others about the alleged assault. The Blackhawks commissioned the investigation after Doe filed a lawsuit in May of this year alleging the assault and accusing the team’s management of.