Stan Bowman in hot water following comments in Edmonton Oilers press conference
Stan Bowman and the Edmonton Oilers announced Bowman as the team's new General Manager yesterday. He answered many questions, one of which would garner more heat for the former Blackhawks GM.
Bowman was asked a question about his time in the Blackhawks organization, and he revealed how his relationship with Kyle Beach is, been since the 2010 incident. This was then followed up about a high school student who was SA by Brad Aldrich after his exit from the Blackhawks organization.
His response caused a huge backlash:
TSN's Rick Westhead reported that Bowman didn't answer directly and said: «Anyone negatively impacted, I feel for them and I certainly wish they don't go through it.»
As Westhead reminds us, «John Doe 2 doesn't have the freedom to share his perspective and story publicly unless and until the Blackhawks release him from a non-disclosure agreement he had to sign when the NHL team settled his lawsuit.»
As Westhead reminds us, «John Doe 2 doesn't have the freedom to share his perspective and story publicly unless and until the Blackhawks release him from a non-disclosure agreement he had to sign when the NHL team settled his lawsuit.»
There's hope that like Kyle Beach, Stan Bowman will be able to reconcile his relationship with "John Doe 2". In the meantime, Bowman will have to contend with a petition to call for his firing from the Edmonton Oilers, and it is gaining traction.
It already has 3000 signatures:
A petition started by Oilers fans to keep Stan Bowman out has reached 3.2k signatures and rising.
It is hard-to tell how this story develops, but Stan Bowman's sordid past hasn't been forgotten.
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