Maybe this isn't the right time to say this, but it's on my mind. I was looking up players I thought it might be before this came out, and looking up Kyle Beach, some of the articles written about him were vicious. Biggest bust in Blackhawks history, bad attitude, the Beach experiment needs to end, doesn't have what it takes to play in the NHL, etc.
I didn't think anything of it. But, learning that it was him and with those articles fresh in my mind, and hearing his stories, I can't help wonder if there's just something wrong with everything. The way hockey players are covered in the media, the way we talk about them as fans. We don't treat them like people. This was a kid who was a victim of sexual assault, and people were talking about him like he was disposable garbage.
I don't know what my point is, other than the fact that I feel upset about it, and it's just another thing Beach had to face quietly, and how awful that must have been.
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