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Post by Fugazi on Oct 29, 2021 15:20:41 GMT -8
NEW YORK (Oct. 29, 2021) – After meeting today in person with Winnipeg Jets General Manager, Kevin Cheveldayoff, the National Hockey League has concluded that Cheveldayoff was not responsible for the improper decisions made by the Chicago Blackhawks related to the Brad Aldrich matter in 2010, which decisions resulted in the Club’s delayed and inadequate response to a report of serious, inappropriate conduct as between Aldrich and Blackhawks’ prospect, Kyle Beach.
“While on some level, it would be easiest to paint everyone with any association to this terrible matter with the same broad brush, I believe that fundamental fairness requires a more in-depth analysis of the role of each person,” said Commissioner Gary Bettman. “Kevin Cheveldayoff was not a member of the Blackhawks senior leadership team in 2010, and I cannot, therefore, assign to him responsibility for the Club’s actions, or inactions. He provided a full account of his degree of involvement in the matter, which was limited exclusively to his attendance at a single meeting, and I found him to be extremely forthcoming and credible in our discussion.”
As the Jenner & Block Report, subsequent review by the League this week, and today’s interview with Cheveldayoff make clear, Cheveldayoff’s participation at the May 23, 2010, meeting involving senior leaders from the Blackhawks’ management team was extremely limited in scope and substance. In fact, in the course of the investigation, most of the participants in the May 23 meeting did not initially recall that Cheveldayoff was even present.
As an Assistant General Manager at the time, Cheveldayoff, who reported directly to Stan Bowman, was the lowest ranking Club official in the room, and his position included no oversight responsibilities over the Club’s coaching staff. He was among the last to be included in the meeting; he was learning of the subject matter for the first time in the presence of his boss (then-GM Stan Bowman), his boss’ boss (then-CEO John McDonough) and the Head Coach (Joel Quenneville), who was Brad Aldrich’s direct superior; he had limited familiarity with the personnel involved; and he was essentially an observer to the discussion of possible next steps, which discussion, apparently, ended with Cheveldayoff believing that the matter was going to be investigated.
Cheveldayoff’s role within the Blackhawks’ organization at the time not only left him without authority to make appropriate organizational decisions relating to this matter, but as importantly, he was not thereafter even in a position to have sufficient information to assess whether or not the matter was being adequately addressed by the Blackhawks. In short, Cheveldayoff was not a participant in either the formulation or execution of the Club’s response.
Given these findings, the NHL has determined that Kevin Cheveldayoff should not be subject to discipline in the Brad Aldrich matter.
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Post by Fugazi on Oct 29, 2021 15:21:34 GMT -8
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Post by Fugazi on Oct 29, 2021 15:29:12 GMT -8
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Post by carolinasharksfan on Oct 29, 2021 15:29:32 GMT -8
You and I are usually on the same page, so my disagreement comes from a respectful place…they can’t be “ignored, neglected and forgotten” if their name is etched forever on the most sacred item in the NHL. I get it. And I respect you saying it. I probably can’t explain why I think that properly but it just doesn’t seem like a punishment that fits the crime, you know? And it also wouldn’t surprise me that a couple of players really didn’t know that something happened to Beach, who was a Black Ace, or at least didn’t know that a crime was committed and it wouldn’t be fair to them. I get the outrage at the crime would make people okay with hurting the entire organization as deeply as they can but it’s probable that some innocent parties would get hurt along the way. But whatever, we can all agree that there should be more done and it’s gonna take a long, long, long, time for the Blackhawks to move past this as it should. They are know #1 in the hockey hatred standings. Agree. I’d be fine with removing those who the investigation shows were bad actors or knew and did nothing. |
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Post by John96 on Oct 30, 2021 8:20:24 GMT -8
Saw a report the Knights are nearing a deal for Eichel.
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Post by Fugazi on Oct 30, 2021 11:27:15 GMT -8
from the CP at TSN,
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman talked to Kyle Beach on Saturday about what the league can do to better protect its players after the former first-round pick said he was sexually assaulted by an assistant coach in 2010 and his allegations were largely ignored by the Chicago Blackhawks.
Susan Loggans, an attorney representing Beach in a lawsuit against the team, said Bettman expressed his “sincere regret” over what Beach had experienced. He also offered the NHL's help with psychological services and anything else that the league had available.
“There was discussion about what could be done in the future to assure this kind of thing did not occur again,” Loggans said in an email to the AP.
Beach, 31, also is slated to meet with Donald Fehr, the leader of the NHL players’ association, on Saturday in a separate video conference call.
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Post by Fugazi on Oct 30, 2021 11:35:45 GMT -8
from Eric Duhatschek of The Athletic,
At this juncture, there are only two paths forward.
One, which is the NHL’s usual default position, is to take the easy way out. That’s happening already, with the league and the players’ association issuing carefully worded mea culpas about what happened to Beach and promising to institute stricter measures to ensure something similar doesn’t happen again. Circulating memos to staff always ensures major changes in corporate culture, right?
The second is to find new leaders.
Sometimes, you reach a moment in time when you need a clean break from past administrations.
This feels like that moment.
After the NHL lost the entire 2004-05 season to a lockout, I wrote a column for The Globe and Mail that was headlined, “Fire Them Both.” In those days my column ran behind a paywall. I begged the editor in charge to accidentally leave the key symbolizing a paywalled story off of this one so everyone could read it. He did. The column essentially concluded that both Bettman and the then executive director of the NHLPA, Bob Goodenow, had failed at their jobs because they couldn’t negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement, unnecessarily costing owners, players and fans an entire season. I argued that such a monumental failure would cost any CEO in any business their jobs. It should be the same for these two. Goodenow was ousted shortly thereafter, but Bettman has continued to run the NHL, for better or worse, since then.
Calling for change then made little difference.
It probably won’t now either.
Bettman’s hard line in those labor negotiations ushered in the NHL’s salary-cap era, and now, every transaction that happens in the league is filtered through a team’s payroll. You lose a key player, such as the Lightning did with Kucherov a year ago, and the most important person in your organization isn’t the general manager, but the accountant who devises the strategy that allows you to put a player on IR for the entire year, but have him ready to go come playoff time.
Nowadays, hockey talk isn’t about the game on the ice nearly as much as it should be.
more ($$$)
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Post by Fugazi on Oct 30, 2021 11:52:25 GMT -8
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Post by Fugazi on Oct 30, 2021 19:14:23 GMT -8
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Post by danvilleshark on Oct 30, 2021 20:56:55 GMT -8
Saw a report the Knights are nearing a deal for Eichel. I saw that. Really high risk move. He wants artificial disk procedure and no guarantee it works out as planned. Not that he has shown that he is up to his hype pre draft |
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Post by Fugazi on Oct 31, 2021 9:12:22 GMT -8
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Post by Fugazi on Oct 31, 2021 12:35:46 GMT -8
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Post by jackalope on Oct 31, 2021 14:39:51 GMT -8
Saw a report the Knights are nearing a deal for Eichel. I saw that. Really high risk move. He wants artificial disk procedure and no guarantee it works out as planned. Not that he has shown that he is up to his hype pre draft It is a move that I think the sharks should have done because now losing players could break the team. Best case, you get Jack Eickel healthy, worst case, you get 10 mil on LTIR and Tampa your way to being a legit contender. I hate LA I hope they do not get a deal done. |
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Post by cjelli on Oct 31, 2021 16:58:53 GMT -8
Saw a report the Knights are nearing a deal for Eichel. It is a move that I think the sharks should have done because now losing players could break the team. Best case, you get Jack Eickel healthy, worst case, you get 10 mil on LTIR and Tampa your way to being a legit contender. I hate LA I hope they do not get a deal done. *chuckle*reading comprehension*chuckle* Anyways, you are expected to give some assets for Eichel. You take the risk and you still pay. At least the price of a young healthy $5M center. At least Dubois price. |
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Post by jackalope on Oct 31, 2021 17:09:06 GMT -8
Saw a report the Knights are nearing a deal for Eichel. It is a move that I think the sharks should have done because now losing players could break the team. Best case, you get Jack Eickel healthy, worst case, you get 10 mil on LTIR and Tampa your way to being a legit contender. I hate LA I hope they do not get a deal done. *chuckle*reading comprehension*chuckle* Anyways, you are expected to give some assets for Eichel. You take the risk and you still pay. At least the price of a young healthy $5M center. At least Dubois price. Yeah I missed a comma or two lol. I also saw a report that Vegas is back near the front (I have no idea how they could even remotely do that with their cap situation) for him. That is another team I despise and hope he doesn't end up there either. |
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Post by danvilleshark on Nov 1, 2021 9:40:48 GMT -8
Cole Caufield will look to re-discover his form in Laval.
The Montreal Canadiens, who have two wins from 10 games to begin the season, have demoted the star rookie and pre-season Calder Trophy frontrunner to their American Hockey League affiliate.
Montreal has recalled fourth-year forward Michael Pezzetta from the Rocket to fill the void.
Caufield has just one assist through Montreal's first 10 games. He's (somewhat questionably) slipped in Dominique Ducharme's lineup after beginning the season on a line with the club's top centre, at least on paper, Nick Suzuki.
There is a snake-bitten element to Caufield's form, but the rookie's influence hasn't been up to standard or met expectations after such a strong performance in Montreal's postseason run last spring. Caufield has produced shots and shot attempts at a high frequency in relation to his teammates, but his high-danger shot creation has been minimal. Natural Stat Trick has counted only four high-danger attempts at goal from Caufield through the first three weeks of the season.
The decision to send Caufield down will, invariably, shine the light again on Montreal's handling of key prospects. Jesperi Kotkaniemi's departure from the franchise seems in part connected to a haphazard element to his development. It seems he was never given an opportunity to gradually meet his potential as a former third-overall selection in Montreal before the Carolina Hurricanes swooped in and poached the asset with their offseason offer sheet.
History would suggest that Caufield will be recalled as soon as he appears ready, with a prolonged stretch potentially being the best remedy for a 20-year-old who hasn't proven anything at the highest level. There is a difference, of course, between being an every day pro and a prospect performing on instinct in the whirlwind of a postseason run.
The decision to demote Caufield will have the Habs look less and less like the team that went on a run to the Stanley Cup Final last summer. Montreal is without Carey Price while the netminder attends to personal issues, while former captain Shea Weber, top defensive centre Phillip Danault, first-liner Tomas Tatar, bottom-six standout Corey Perry, and Eric Staal, among others, moved on from the club for various reasons.
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Post by Fugazi on Nov 1, 2021 9:50:20 GMT -8
NEW YORK (Nov. 1, 2021) – Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom, Ottawa Senators right wing Drake Batherson and Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Alex Killorn have been named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending Oct. 31.
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Post by Fugazi on Nov 1, 2021 9:51:24 GMT -8
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Post by Fugazi on Nov 1, 2021 10:19:22 GMT -8
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Post by Fugazi on Nov 1, 2021 10:20:25 GMT -8
Bettman should resign over this idiotic response
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Post by Fugazi on Nov 1, 2021 10:21:55 GMT -8
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Post by Fugazi on Nov 1, 2021 11:35:55 GMT -8
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Post by Fugazi on Nov 1, 2021 11:36:56 GMT -8
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Post by Fugazi on Nov 1, 2021 11:38:11 GMT -8
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Post by jackalope on Nov 1, 2021 11:51:28 GMT -8
Sounds like a bunch of false positives in that batch. |
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Post by Fugazi on Nov 1, 2021 12:21:19 GMT -8
Sounds like a bunch of false positives in that batch. Yeah that's what I was thinking. The fact that so many of them tested positive out of the blue suggests false/positive results |
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Post by Fugazi on Nov 1, 2021 12:22:12 GMT -8
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Post by Fugazi on Nov 1, 2021 12:28:05 GMT -8
Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, Paquette will forfeit $9,500.00. |
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Post by Fugazi on Nov 1, 2021 17:16:09 GMT -8
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Post by Fugazi on Nov 1, 2021 19:29:07 GMT -8
Me thinks Mr Fehr is trying to cover his ass
TORONTO (November 1, 2021) – On the NHLPA’s Executive Board call today, Don Fehr recommended that an independent investigation be commenced by outside legal counsel in order to review the NHLPA’s response to the Kyle Beach matter. The Executive Board is currently voting on this matter.
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