Blackhawks could be facing more lawsuits as another alleged victim of Brad Aldrich comes forward

Content Warning: References to sexual assault

Another alleged victim of Brad Aldrich has come out, and he says that the former coach used interesting tactics to build trust. A former Miami (of Ohio) University student claims that the video coached groomed him using his Stanley Cup ring, Olympic silver medal, and other hockey memorabilia en route to sexually assaulting him.

During a Zoom interview last week with TSN, the student said that he met Aldrich during the fall of 2011 when both were working for Miami's men's hockey team.

The student is now in his 30s and working in the hockey industry. According to TSN, he's one of three potential plaintiffs who are also weighing lawsuits against the Chicago Blackhawks.

The student also said that Aldrich confided in him that he was homosexual and explained that the team had helped Aldrich get a job with Miami after he left the team.

"Brad told me that he was tired of the travel of the NHL and that after winning the Stanley Cup, he had achieved his goals in that league," John Doe 3 said. "He said that the Blackhawks recommended he work with Miami of Ohio because the school had really supported the You Can Play program it had established because of Brendan Burke."

Aldrich was hired during the 2011-12 school year as a video coach by the school's hockey program.

"All the time he was talking about Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, Stan Bowman and how great all those guys were and how he was friends with them,» John Doe 3 said. «I just thought, 'Holy cow, this is awesome. This guy's life is exactly what I want.'"

The student claims he was assaulted by Aldrich in October of 2012 after finishing work. Aldrich convinced him to go to a local pub before expressing that he could stay overnight at his apartment.

"We went back to his apartment, and he's got this memorabilia wall set up with the Olympic silver medal and his gold medal from [the women's] juniors," John Doe 3 said. "There's a picture of him holding up the Stanley Cup and he's also got his Stanley Cup ring there on the shelf, which he lets me try on."

Things only got worse once he went to sleep on Aldrich's couch.

"When I woke up, my pants were around my ankles, he was playing with my penis, and it was all wet down there," John Doe 3 said. "He clearly had been performing oral sex on me. I got up and said, 'What the f--- are you doing?' And I left his apartment.'

John Doe 3 did not tell anyone of the incident and says he became an alcoholic to numb the pain of the horrific events.

"I was drinking every single day, school was never the same, and in 2013 I wound up transferring to another university," he said.

This was not the only side effect of the incident, as he is also having trouble with trust issues.

"I have not had a relationship since then,» he said. «Not one. I just have such a hard time trusting anyone."

Another potential plaintiff who has retained legal representation is the former Blackhawks player referred to as Black Ace 1 in a report by Chicago law firm Jenner & Block. According to that reports, Beach and Black Ace 1 reported Aldrich's sexual misconduct to the team, the Blackhawks covered it up and refused to report Aldrich to police.

Former Blackhawks skills coach Paul Vincent has also retained the same law firm as Black Ace 1 and is also exploring a legal claim. He claims he was blacklisted by the NHL team after he said he urged its senior executives to report Aldrich's alleged sexual misconduct to police in May of 2010.

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