Lawsuit dismissed against Blackhawks in Aldrich case

CHICAGO (AP) — A lawsuit filed against the Chicago Blackhawks by a former Michigan high school student who said he was sexually assaulted by ex-assistant coach Brad Aldrich has been dismissed, an attorney said Monday.

Susan Loggans, who represents the former student, told The Associated Press that an order in the case was entered last week in Cook County Circuit Court. She declined to comment on the dismissal or the order.

The Blackhawks also declined to comment Monday.

TSN Senior Correspondent Rick Westhead said in a tweet on Monday that the withdrawal of the lawsuit indicated that a settlement had been reached.

Confirming John Doe 2's lawyer has withdrawn his lawsuit vs Blackhawks, indicating a settlement has been reached. Presumably CHI, which pledged to be a "beacon for professionalism" when settling Kyle Beach's case, demanded a nondisclosure agreement covering both JD2 & his lawyer.

Earlier this month, the Blackhawks and former first-round pick Kyle Beach, who said he was sexually assaulted by Aldrich, reached a confidential settlement in another lawsuit.

After leaving the Blackhawks, Aldrich was convicted in 2013 in Michigan of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a student and is now on that state’s registry of sex offenders, WBEZ reported in a series of stories based on legal filings, police records and interviews.

The former student whom Aldrich was convicted of assaulting filed a lawsuit against the Blackhawks on May 26, saying the Blackhawks provided positive references to future employers of Aldrich despite allegations from at least one player and took no action to report the matter.

That suit said the student was a hockey player at Houghton High School in 2013 when Aldrich sexually assaulted him