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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
Not that I am on Bowman's side in the least, but it appears that there was no letter of recommendation. The plaintiff would not have had the visibility of the letter unless the investigation resulted in at least a copy of it being discovered and entered into evidence. No copy was ever found apparently. It seems like the the school did not do their due diligence in their hiring practices of Aldrich, unfortunately. Everything I have read has not produced any evidence of a letter or reference of any sort provided by the Chicago Blackhawk's organization.
However, this doesn't relieve any of Bowman's guilt. What's even better than a letter of recommendation? How about your name engraved on the cup, and having your day with it full of pictures and so on?
Bowman found out during the playoffs, but the 'pressure to win' kept him (and others) silent. Ok, I don't agree with this abhorrent behaviour at all, but at least there is some sort of an explanation as to why they chose to keep it in. When they won, and the pressure was off, why not deal with it then? Why continue the silence? There were numerous times at which Bowman could have stepped forward and said or done something, but chose not to. Now he gets to jump back in the exact same position of power again, and the crazy thing is that it isn't like the roster is full of angels here - there are some players who have had scandals and 'incidents', and you put this guy in charge of them? I hope this sends Edmonton down the fastest and most embarrassing spiral imaginable.
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I still find it odd that there would be a specific reference to such a letter in the claim. I suppose the victim may have heard that Bowman recommended Aldrich and that escalated into a letter. Because who knows what could have been said in a call? Or maybe the recommendation was implied and that turned into a letter.
Most people would realize that even a tacit recommendation would be offside. But not only does Bowman have no legal experience, he's been in the hockey world all his life and they play by different rules, or at least they used to.