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The 2010 scandal came up during the town hall, courtesy of Mark Lazerus, a reporter with The Athletic. To paraphrase, he asked what would the team do to empower a player in a similar situation, to ensure it doesn’t happen again? Wirtz clearly was irked by the question. “The people that were 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.”

Chicago Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz, left, responds to a question about future policies enacted following the Kyle Beach sexual assault saga, as Jamie Faulkner, president of business operations, Danny Wirtz, Blackhawks CEO, and Eddie Olcyzk, TV analyst, look on during the team’s town hall on Feb. 2, 2022. (Chicago Blackhawks / HANDOUT)

“When it’s great and you’re able to be in the right spot, then you’re most likely going to be able to do a good job,” Vučević said. “When it’s not, you have to figure it out. That’s where it’s scramble mode. If I get beat, then another man is there. If a screen gets hit, then I’m there to help. It’s just covering for each other.”

“This isn’t just any team. I mean, take some pride. I told them to enjoy themselves (during the break), recharge the batteries, enjoy the family, whether you’re going somewhere sunny or you’re hanging out, taking your kids to the rink like I will be doing in Rockford tomorrow. I already got my schedule sent to me from my wife and really, just come back with not a clean slate, but we need to change the page in the book and move forward here. We’ll see where it takes us.”