We’ve seen examples of people inside the NHL who don’t get it in their reactions to the Chicago Blackhawks sexual assault scandal, a reminder that hockey culture is still very much a problem that needs to be addressed.
But former Rangers, Lightning, Canucks and Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella — known for letting expletives fly and for his fiery press conferences — said exactly what so many have after a report revealed members of the coaching staff and front office failed to report sexual assault allegations involving video coach Brad Aldrich and two players on the team.
“This wasn’t a one-man decision,” he said. “It’s multiple people. I just don’t get why one guy couldn’t just stand up and say, ‘You know what? No. This is wrong.'”
“This is sexual assault, which casts a shadow over the game of hockey,” he added. “That’s what’s crazy to me, that one man couldn’t stand up and say, ‘You know what? No way. We have to get this straightened out right now.”
John Tortorella was on ESPN's The Point to discuss what happened in Chicago. Here is part of what he had to say. pic.twitter.com/PUBYh1zweN
— Adam Herman (@AdamZHerman) October 28, 2021
Torts on ESPN says about the Blackhawks decision makers: "If this was your 20-year old kid, would your decision have been different?"
— Mark Scheig (@markscheig) October 28, 2021
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