Tuesday morning, Andy Strickland of Bally Sports Midwest reports that there may be some mutual interest between front office executive Stan Bowman and the Pittsburgh Penguins. On April 14, the Penguins fired president of hockey operations Brian Burke and general manager Ron Hextall after a disappointing season.
Bowman, who recently resigned as president of hockey operations with the Chicago Blackhawks after the 2021-22 season, has some serious connection to the Penguins organization. His father, legendary coach Scotty Bowman, coached the Penguins to a Stanley Cup victory during the 1991-92 season.
Starting as director of hockey operations with the Blackhawks ahead of the 2005-06 season, Bowman was at the head of all decision-making beginning in the 2009-10 season, when he was named general manager in Chicago. Under his tenure, the Blackhawks won three Stanley Cups and routinely put on a master class in retooling the roster to stay competitive in the salary cap era.
The major sticking point with not just the Penguins, but any team beginning a relationship with Bowman, is the involvement he had in hiding information about the former video coach Brad Aldrich’s alleged sexual abuse of former player Kyle Beach. The lead investigator at the time, Reid Schar, reported that Bowman’s failure to report the abuse likely led to further abuse of the player.
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