Getty Images The Chicago Blackhawks have reached a settlement with former first-round draft pick Kyle Beach over a lawsuit stemming from the organization’s handling of Beach’s being sexually abused at the hands of former video coach Brad Aldrich. According to the Chicago Sun-Times , lawyers for the Blackhawks and Beach’s lawyer reached a confidential out-of-court financial settlement during a third-party mediation session on Wednesday. The resolution comes nearly two months after Beach, who played on the Blackhawks’ 2010 Stanley Cup-winning team, revealed himself to be “John Doe 1” from a lawsuit accusing Aldrich of sexual assault. It also comes two months after team CEO Danny Wirtz instructed the team’s lawyers to seek a settlement. The mediation was arranged several weeks ago after representatives for Beach were denied a motion to progress the lawsuit to the discovery phase. “The Blackhawks hope that this resolution will bring some measure of peace and closure for Mr. Beach,” read a joint statement by the Blackhawks and Susan Loggans, the lawyer for Beach. “As for the Blackhawks organization, we remain steadfast in our commitment to ensure that, going forward, this team will be a beacon for professionalism, respect and integrity in our community. “We remain… Read full this story
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