Minor Hockey League Head Coach Fired For Trying To Have Sex With Minors
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S. HarperJuly 12, 2022 (11:06)
After the unfortunate incident that happened with Kyle Beech, were he was sexually assaulted by his one of his Coaches, we are now learning of another incident unfortunately.
This has happened in the North American Hockey League, a junior A league. Head Coach Brendan Phelps from the Minnesota Wilderness has been apparently caught trying to solicit sex from minors and has been fired.
In a disgusting report, this Coach, who is supposed to be helping his players develop into hopeful NHL players, was caught trying to solicit a 16 year old for sex by a organized group that tries to prevent this type of stuff, calling themselves Midwest Predator Catchers.
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Phelps, who knew he was caught, would confess to sending dirty photos and videos to the young boy. Phelps has yet to have any criminal charges laid, but expect to see them coming shortly.
The Wilderness have released him as their head coach and have issued a statement.
From the team's GM David Boitz:
"The Minnesota Wilderness was informed on Sunday, July 10, that a video making allegations against Assistant Coach Brendan Phelps had been posted on YouTube and possibly other social media sites. The Wilderness has been in contact with the North American Hockey League, the U.S. Center for SafeSport, and local authorities regarding this matter.
Mr. Phelps' employment by The Wilderness has ended effective immediately and he has been suspended from all participation in any USA Hockey sanctioned activity, including all activity within the jurisdiction of the NAHL. Based on the information currently available to the The Wilderness, the conduct in question does not appear to have involved any NAHL player personnel or activities.
Local authorities and the U.S. Center for SafeSport are handling this matter and The Wilderness will cooperate with their efforts, in coordination with the NAHL. The team encourages any player, player's family member, or billet family member who has concerns about Mr. Phelps' behavior to contact team representatives, so that they can be put in contact with the U.S. Center for SafeSport and/or local authorities.
The incident is now being handled by the local authorities and the U.S. Center for SafeSport. Therefore, in cooperation with their investigations, the Minnesota Wilderness has no further comment at this time."
- David Boitz Minnesota Wilderness General Manager
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