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Of course it's unfair, but when you have a trial by Twitter and leave it up for speculation until the actual investigation concludes? This is what's going happen.
 
lecoqsportif said:
Hockey Canada made things worse for all the players with their persistent evasiveness and secrecy. It forced individuals to “make statements” when the news leaked and that, in turn, led to this nasty speculation.
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Yup.

The problem with Canadian hockey is the very, very vast influence it has on the sport, at nearly every single level.

And honestly? So many of those people in positions of influence are downright cunts.

Granted, Canadians aren't the only ones who are cunts in hockey, it's gone worldwide. Thinking of you, John Vanbiesbrouck.
 
GGpX said:
Yup.

The problem with Canadian hockey is the very, very vast influence it has on the sport, at nearly every single level.

And honestly? So many of those people in positions of influence are downright cunts.

Granted, Canadians aren't the only ones who are cunts in hockey, it's gone worldwide. Thinking of you, John Vanbiesbrouck.
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I guess I missed something.
 
GrandWazoo said:
I guess I missed something.
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Called Trevor Daley a slur while he was the head coach & GM of an OHL team. I remember that well.

Just to copy Wikipedia:

Racism against Trevor Daley​

When he retired from the NHL, Vanbiesbrouck took over as the head coach and director of hockey operations for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.[88] In February 2003, the team had a record of 18–24–4–3.[89] One month later, on March 7, the Greyhounds lost 6–1 to the Guelph Storm. After the game, Vanbiesbrouck used a racial slur in expressing his anger with Trevor Daley, a black player and Greyhounds' team captain, to two of Daley's white teammates. Daley was told of the remarks by his teammates and was advised to leave the team by his agent Bobby Orr. Daley returned home to Toronto and informed the commissioner of the OHL about the remarks.

The day after Daley left the team, Vanbiesbrouck resigned his positions as head coach and general manager and sold his ownership stake in the team.[90] In his apology, Vanbiesbrouck stated, "I used the 'N' word instead of calling him Trevor, I used it just not thinking. It's a mistake and consequences have to be paid by me, I've embarrassed everybody and my family by this one comment. It's not what they represent and it's not what the Sault Greyhounds organization represents." He added, "I told Trev this is an old wound with me, I grew up with it. I'm as sorry as anybody that it's stuck with me."[91] Daley returned to the team three days after leaving,[92] but Vanbiesbrouck never returned to a coaching position.
 
Vanbiesbrouck took nearly ten years off, went back into the US Hockey system, and now he's nearly at the top of the American hockey echelon.
 
lecoqsportif said:
Hockey Canada made things worse for all the players with their persistent evasiveness and secrecy. It forced individuals to “make statements” when the news leaked and that, in turn, led to this nasty speculation.
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This precisely. If you don't want to have people speculating the best way to nip it in the bud is to release the goddamn names. WTF are they waiting for?
 
That’s hilarious. Did those regressive, draconian, mediaeval feudal Saudi, motherfuckers buy the capitals as well? I hope so. Anything to diminish their wealth and exhaust their power.
 
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