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Originally Posted by Buff
Before this report came out I recall reading comments that Marc Bergevin is also on the hot seat. He was Director of Player Personell in Chicago at that time. Now the report came out and his name wasn't included, at least not mentioned in the press release and he wasn't in the meeting where the assault was talked about.
So how does he get away without a mention now though? Surely in his position he knew about it. Am I missing something? I'm surprised I haven't seen a lot of people calling for him to be fired or to be issuing an apology like other staff and players of the team at that time.
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Bergevin isn't named in the report.
At a high level the root failure identified in the report boils down to the inaction after a meeting that Bergevin was not present for:
1) MacIsaac hears about Beach and Aldrich from and Employee and asks Gary to find out if there is merit to what he's heard.
2) Gary talks to Beach and reports back there is merit to what McIsaac heard.
3) A meeting is held with McDonough, Gary (He is excused before meeting ends), Bowman, Chevy, Quennville, Blunk.
After this meeting nobody informed HR and/or began an investigation into the allegations. Instead from May 23 to June 14 nobody does anything. McDonough informs HR June 14. HR gives Aldrich a choice to resign or perform an investigation. He resigns.
There is no mention of Bergevin because the report intentionally left out names that weren't apart of that meeting.
It's likely that Bergevin knew about it IMO and to me he is accountable to say something if he hears something akin to the players that hear about it. Thing is when he does, if he doesn't go directly to HR it ends back at McDonough who already wasn't doing anything about it during the playoffs.