Chicago Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz wants the Hockey Hall of Fame to cover the name of an assistant coach engraved on the Stanley Cup after the assistant was accused of sexually assaulting a player during the teamB次元官网网址檚 run to the 2010 championship.

In a letter addressed to Hall of Fame chairman Lanny McDonald, dated Thursday, Wirtz writes that Brad AldrichB次元官网网址檚 conduct disqualifies him from being included on the Cup, and the team made a mistake by submitting his name.

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The Hall of Fame cannot remove a name from the Stanley Cup, but it can decide to engrave a series of XB次元官网网址檚 to cover it up. In his letter, Wirtz pointed to the case of Basil Pocklington, the father of the former Edmonton owner who had his name engraved on the trophy after the Oilers won the 1984 title, but then was covered at the NHLB次元官网网址檚 request because Basil Pocklington had nothing to do with the team.

B次元官网网址淭hat decision, among others, reflects the CupB次元官网网址檚 storied history of engraving mistakes, misspellings and errors that have ended up enshrined in silver, or been corrected after the fact,B次元官网网址� Wirtz writes.

ESPN first reported on the letter. A message was left Friday by the AP seeking comment from the Hall of Fame.

Wirtz and the Blackhawks are picking up the pieces of the franchiseB次元官网网址檚 shattered reputation after it .

The independent review by a law firm was commissioned by the team in response to two lawsuits filed against the franchise: one by former first-round pick Kyle Beach alleging sexual assault by Aldrich in 2010, and another filed by a former high school student whom Aldrich was convicted of assaulting in Michigan.

Rocky Wirtz said Tuesday that he and Danny Wirtz, his son and the teamB次元官网网址檚 CEO, were first made aware of the accusations ahead of the May filing of BeachB次元官网网址檚 lawsuit, an assertion by the owner that also was supported by .

The AP does not typically identify people who say they are victims of sexual assault unless they come forward publicly. Beach spoke with on Wednesday and on Twitter on Thursday expressing gratitude for the support he had received in the past couple days.

Beach is slated to meet with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and Donald Fehr, the leader of the NHL playersB次元官网网址� association, via separate Zoom calls on Saturday. Susan Loggans, an attorney representing Beach in his lawsuit, said FehrB次元官网网址檚 time has been confirmed, and they were still working to finalize the schedule for the Bettman meeting.

Loggans said Bettman and Fehr each contacted her asking to meet with Beach.

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According to the BlackhawksB次元官网网址� report, Fehr was contacted twice about allegations connected to Aldrich, including by a Beach confidant. Fehr told investigators he couldnB次元官网网址檛 recall either conversation, but did not deny that they had occurred.

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Stan Bowman, ChicagoB次元官网网址檚 general manager and president of hockey operations, resigned in the wake of the report, and the Blackhawks announced that Al MacIsaac, another one of the teamB次元官网网址檚 top hockey executives, was no longer with the organization.

The NHL fined the team $2 million for B次元官网网址渢he organizationB次元官网网址檚 inadequate internal procedures and insufficient and untimely response.B次元官网网址�

The consequences of what the Blackhawks did in 2010 B次元官网网址� specifically a three-week period during the playoffs when they failed to act on BeachB次元官网网址檚 allegations, allowing Aldrich to remain around the team while it celebrated the championship B次元官网网址� reverberated throughout the NHL this week.

Florida Panthers coach Joel Quenneville met with Bettman on Thursday and then resigned. Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff talked to Bettman on Friday, and the league announced that Cheveldayoff would not be disciplined.

Quenneville and Cheveldayoff were with the Blackhawks when BeachB次元官网网址檚 accusations were first reported to team leadership. Aldrich has told investigators the encounter was consensual.

B次元官网网址擩ay Cohen, The Associated Press