Hawks owner Wirtz: ‘We’re not going to talk about Kyle Beach’

Less than two months after Chicago Blackhawks ownership settled a negligence lawsuit filed by former player Kyle Beach, team owner Rocky Wirtz told a fan forum he would no longer look back at what happened in 2010 or discuss the player.

When Blackhawks CEO Danny Wirtz was asked by The Athletic’s Mark Lazarus at a Blackhawks town hall on Wednesday what the team will do to help empower a player in a similar situation in the future, his father, Rocky Wirtz, interjected.

The owner told Lazarus that they were not going to talk about Beach, the former Blackhawks prospect who alleged he was sexually assaulted during the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs by former team video coach Brad Aldrich.

“I’m going to answer the question, not Danny,” Wirtz said. “I think the report speaks for itself, the people involved are no longer here, we’re not looking back at 2010, we’re looking forward. And we’re not going to talk about 2010.”

“I’m not talking about 2010,” said Lazarus.

“And I’m not either,” replied Wirtz, appearing agitated. “And we’re not going to talk about what happened. We’re moving forward. That is my answer. Now what’s your next question?

“That’s none of your business. That’s none of your business. What we’re going to do today is our business. I don’t think it’s any of your business.”

“How is it not my business?” asked Lazarus.

“Because it’s not any of your business,” Wirtz continued. “You don’t work for the company. If someone in the company asks that question, we’ll answer it. And I think you should get on to the next subject.

“We’re not going to talk about Kyle Beach, we’re not going to talk about anything that happened. Now we’re moving on. What more do I have to say?

“You want to keep asking the same question? You hear the same