Kopecký on sexual harassment in Chicago: I was shocked – PRAVDA.sk

After more than ten years, the resurrected case of sexual harassment of Kyle Beach by video analyst Brad Aldrich in the elite NHL hockey team Chicago Blackhawks is also interesting for Slovak fans.

Tomáš Kopecký (82) in a Chicago jersey.

In 2010, the Chicago jersey was worn and the forward Marián Hossa and Tomáš Kopecký also helped to win Stanley’s club cup.

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“I didn’t know anything. I found out a few months ago when lawyers called me over the teletext. At that time, they didn’t even tell me specific names, only if I noticed something at the time.

I was shocked because I didn’t even know Kyle Beach properly. He was on the reserve team at the time, “said Tomáš Kopecký in an interview for the daily Šport.

The 39-year-old native of Dubnica claims that nothing was definitely solved in the locker room at that time, which would be related to the harassment of one of the players. It follows that other hockey players didn’t even have to know about it.

“We were fully focused on the playoffs at the time, I would definitely notice something like that. I condemn things like sexual harassment or racism. It has nothing to do with sports and it does not belong not only there, but also in decent society, “Kopecký emphasized.

To the direct question of Sport, as he recalls the video coach Aldrich, Kopecký answered:

“He treated me professionally. I didn’t even notice that he had stupid remarks about someone, or he behaved strangely or, if God, harassed someone sexually. “

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As a result of this scandal, heads have been falling in Chicago hockey in recent days. Longtime general manager Stan Bowman, as well as then-coach Joel Quenneville, who currently led a competitor in the NHL Florida Panthers, ended up in the club.

“When something similar happens and the investigation confirms it, someone has to be responsible for things. The owners of the club have considered very well what is best for them and have chosen a similar approach.

I can’t say one wrong word about Blackhawks alone. They always treated me professionally and everything worked in the club, “added the holder of the silver medal from the 2012 World Cup.