In 2010, two unknown athletes were allegedly sexually molested by then-video coach Brad Aldrich. Aldrich was fired from the team, but he left with a letter of recommendation and a solid reference. Aldrich would go on to conduct other crimes while working for the NCAA and was convicted. The abuse may have halted if Bowman or someone else in the Blackhawks organisation had reported it to the authorities. As it stands, the Blackhawks enabled a sexual predator. The athlete's lawsuit alleges that the Blackhawks not only did nothing to stop the abuse revealed by a former player last month, but instead gave Aldrich a favourable reference letter.