CHICAGO -- Sheldon Kennedy wants to make something clear. He isn't here to save hockey. That's not what he does with the Respect Group.
He just wants to help.
Kennedy's Respect Group has partnered with the NHL for a training program designed to help prevent bullying, abuse, harassment and discrimination. The training for league and club employees is slated to begin in March.
The program came together after an October report by an outside law firm found the Chicago Blackhawks badly mishandled Kyle Beach's allegations when the former first-round draft pick said he was sexually assaulted by then-video coach Brad Aldrich during the team's run to the 2010 Stanley Cup title.