Quoting: coga16
right now what has been uncovered and reported its best not to create connections to said players.
What ws reported out of the 14 hawks players the were interviewed, 6 said they didnt know of nothing, 6 said they knew of something after the video coach was fired, and 2 said they knew and those re Boyton and Sopel who came out and confirmed the themselves
You call it cancel culture, I say it would be teams and organizations erring on the side of caution bc even that type of statement, there is good probability they they knew of something at some point during those years, Its not pairing them in the best light t this moment
Being cautious isnt cancel culture
I'm sure after the firing, rumors spread amongst the players. I'm sure prior to the firing a small handful of players had heard something. I'm not so sure Kane or Toews knew something (actually doubt they did) prior to being reported to the head coach, GM, assistant GM, etc. given they were not vets on the team and only 21 years old. Once the players know and it is reported though, that is all the players can do and unless they were there when the incident happened or knew the facts (not bits and pieces of hearsay) enough to cause a riot about it. The players followed the appropriate procedures by letting the management handle the situation which is standard operating procedure for the largest of companies (I work for a 100K person org...we are supposed to report it to management and HR as example). For all they knew, private settlements were made with a gag order and for all we know none of the players discussed it further.
Kane and Toews were never mentioned in the report though which why I'm not going to have a bias in any way shape or form. However, others were named and those of course should be targets.
Here's the full report.
https://jenner.com/system/assets/assets/11549/original/Report%20to%20the%20Chicago%20Blackhawks%20Hockey%20Team%20-%20October%202021.pdf