from Mark Spector of Sportnet,

Joel Quenneville was among the first to learn about what happened to Kyle Beach, while Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews says he heard about it at the following training camp, back in the fall of 2010.

Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith both put a much longer timeline on when they began to hear “rumours” about what had precipitated the departure of video coach Brad Aldrich.

But when you piece together the timeline of the three pillars of that dynastic Chicago Blackhawks club and their head coach, what emerges is a clear picture of the final, most organic level of failure, in an organization that failed Kyle Beach at every level possible.

The dressing room.

After the team president, the general manager, ownership, and the head coach failed to immediately report or investigate the allegations, some Blackhawks player leaders — even a decade later — failed one of their own in not reaching out in support of Beach.

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