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Aldrich sexual assault scandal hits home far from Blackhawks

FILE - Ferris State players hold hockey sticks prior to an NCAA hockey game against the Miami RedHawks, on Oct. 18, 2019, in Oxford, Ohio. Before arriving at Miami University in Ohio, as director of hockey operations, Brad Aldrich had been allowed to resign from the Blackhawks over accusations of sexually assaulting a player. A November 2012 sexual assault allegation against Aldrich at Miami led to his resignation. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster, File) THIS CORRECTS THAT ALDRICH VOLUNTEERED AT HOUGHTON HIGH SCHOOL AND NOT HANCOCK HIGH SCHOOL AS ORIGINALLY SENT - NHL hockey pucks are viewed before an NHL hockey game between the Minnesota Wild and the Chicago Blackhawks in Chicago, Jan. 21, 2022. Before arriving at Houghton High School in Michigan as a volunteer coach, Brad Aldrich had been allowed to resign from the Blackhawks over accusations of sexually assaulting a player. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) THIS CORRECTS THAT ALDRICH VOLUNTEERED AT HOUGHTON HIGH SCHOOL AND NOT HANCOCK HIGH SCHOOL AS ORIGINALLY SENT - Chicago Blackhawks players warm up before an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild in Chicago, on Jan. 21, 2022. Before arriving at Haughton High School in Michigan as a volunteer coach, Brad Aldrich had been allowed to resign from the Blackhawks over accusations of sexually assaulting a player. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) THIS CORRECTS THAT ALDRICH VOLUNTEERED AT HOUGHTON HIGH SCHOOL AND NOT HANCOCK HIGH SCHOOL AS ORIGINALLY SENT - The Chicago Blackhawks logo is displayed at United Center building before an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild in Chicago, Jan. 21, 2022. Before arriving at Houghton High School in Michigan as a volunteer coach, Brad Aldrich had been allowed to resign from the Blackhawks over accusations of sexually assaulting a player. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) THIS CORRECTS THAT ALDRICH VOLUNTEERED AT HOUGHTON HIGH SCHOOL AND NOT HANCOCK HIGH SCHOOL AS ORIGINALLY SENT - FILE - Notre Dame Stadium is viewed during the second period of the NHL Winter Classic hockey game between the Boston Bruins and the Chicago Blackhawks, Jan. 1, 2019, in South Bend, Ind. Before arriving at Houghton High School, as a volunteer coach, Brad Aldrich had been allowed to resign from the Blackhawks over accusations of sexually assaulting a player. Aldrich worked for the University of Notre Dame and Miami University in Ohio before spending time as a volunteer coach in his native Michigan. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File) CORRECTS TO SAY ALDRICH WAS ALLOWED TO RESIGN FROM THE BLACKHAWKS. HE WAS NOT FIRED - Former Chicago Blackhawks Assistant Coach Brad Aldrich holds up the Stanley Cup amid students at Hancock High School in Hancock, Mich., Sept. 14, 2010. Before arriving at the school as a volunteer coach, Aldrich had been allowed to resign from the Blackhawks over accusations of sexually assaulting a player. (David Archambeau/The Daily Mining Gazette via AP)
Aldrich sexual assault scandal hits home far from Blackhawks