The National Hockey League's responses to allegations and legal actions stemming from sexual assaults are an embarrassment. The message it sends to fans who are survivors is even worse.
With legal proceedings against the likes of Patrick Kane, Slava Voynov, and Mike Ribeiro as the result of just the most recent manifestations of sexual violence, both alleged and litigated, committed by professional National Hockey League players, the issue unfortunately remains a blight on both the league and the sport. Several SB Nation affiliate sites have written pieces on the issue; Pension Plan Puppets on the ignorance about women's issues by hockey journalists; Stanley Cup Of Chowder on the media's complicity in the NHL's war against female fans; Jewels From The Crown taking to task an article on the NHL's off ice 'issues', to name just a few.