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Bill Peters accused of using racial slur, also fired

https://twitter.com/pierrevlebrun/status/1201989913773785095
https://twitter.com/ashonice/status/1201995020737204226

Is this real life
 
NHL Commissioner Bettman released statement & policy regarding coach/player interactions:

According to Bettman, the league "will not tolerate abusive behavior of any kind" while emphasizing the importance of inclusion in today's game.
"Inclusion and diversity are not simply buzzwords, they are foundational principles for the NHL," Bettman said. "It's why we initiated the Declaration of Principles and why we invest so much time and effort, along with so many resources into our 'Learn to Play' and 'Hockey is for Everyone' programs."

Moving forward, NHL teams must "immediately [advise]" the NHL office if they "become aware of an incident of conduct involving the NHL personnel on or off the ice that is clearly inappropriate, unlawful or demonstrably abusive, or that may violate the League's policies." If this rule is not followed or teams fail to report any inappropriate or abusive conduct, the team and its members "can expect severe discipline."

Moving forward, the NHL is also initiating an annual training program, which will be mandatory for all head coaches, minor league coaches, assistant coaches, general managers and assistant GMs. The program will focus on "counseling, consciousness-raising, education and training on diversity and inclusion," and will be structured by outside professionals, with the help and consolation of the NHLPA and Coaches' association.

"We will focus the programming on training and other exercises and initiatives to ensure respectful locker rooms, training facilities, games and all other hockey-related activities," Bettman added. "And teach to ensure bystander intervention techniques, anti-harassment-anti-hazing, non-retaliation and anti-bullying best practices."
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https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nhl/news/nhl-commissioner-gary-bettman-outlines-new-policies-changes-following-recent-nhl-abuse-allegations-we-intend-to-do-more-and-faster/rbjabx7tmp601rgavihxmp7j1
 
I appreciate that the issues of racism within the game are going to get a lot of the attention and rightfully so but I think we haven't really come to terms with the fact that with the whole Aliu-Downie thing the whole hockey establishment basically sided with Downie(and that includes the media and fans) and we all sort of went along with that.
 
Nik Bethune said:
I appreciate that the issues of racism within the game are going to get a lot of the attention and rightfully so but I think we haven't really come to terms with the fact that with the whole Aliu-Downie thing the whole hockey establishment basically sided with Downie(and that includes the media and fans) and we all sort of went along with that.
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The Downie-Aliu incident also happened 14 years ago- are you surprised that's where people sided with things that long ago?  I'm pretty sure hazing at that time was likely more acceptable than it is now- NOT THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN.

Already one coach (DJ Smith) who was there for that incident has come out and said that following that incident he banned hazing practices when he became a head coach in Oshawa and players in that organization say that ban is still in place. 

Clearly its taken hockey culture too long to adjust, especially in some places, but it is changing.  Hopefully all of this coming out now will accelerate it.
 
Coco-puffs said:
The Downie-Aliu incident also happened 14 years ago- are you surprised that's where people sided with things that long ago?  I'm pretty sure hazing at that time was likely more acceptable than it is now-
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Yes, I was surprised. Admittedly, my perspective might be slightly skewed on this but I was in a fraternity in university around that time and hazing, and it's social acceptability, was something that popped up a lot for me because there had been a rash of pretty public hazing incidents(none involving us or even at my school) and it greatly affected our insurance rates and mandated that our executive council do a lot of anti-hazing training.

Which isn't to say that hazing had been eliminated from society or anything just that very public incidents of it were, I don't think, as acceptable as you think they were(not you personally I mean but by society). If only for liability purposes.
 
https://twitter.com/ryan_s_clark/status/1204863172240216064
https://twitter.com/0ffscottfree/status/1205246218001010689

?I?m so sorry that everyone found out about what a poop emoji I am?
 
Crawford/Hawks update

I approve of the way this is being handled. It outlines that the actions of Crawford were unacceptable at the time, but that he has acknowledged that, tried to make amends with the players he's wronged, has sought ongoing help, and wishes to be a voice to help further the growth of the game away from what he once was.

I had visions of potential witch-hunts and career-ending judgements for actions that were once deemed just an unspoken ugly standard. It's unfair to judge someone today solely by their actions 20 or 30 years ago when the expectations and social "rules" were different. That doesn't excuse or condone those past actions, but at least it treats them in the context of the era.

For Crawford to serve a limited suspension and the resume duties as laid out in that article seems to be a pretty fair way to handle it.
 
Hobbes said:
I had visions of potential witch-hunts and career-ending judgements for actions that were once deemed just an unspoken ugly standard. It's unfair to judge someone today solely by their actions 20 or 30 years ago when the expectations and social "rules" were different. That doesn't excuse or condone those past actions, but at least it treats them in the context of the era.
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While I appreciate what you're saying, I think it should be acknowledged that in a lot of these cases the "rules" were different because the people who complained about them and wanted to change them were labelled all sorts of nasty things by the Don Cherrys of the game and effectively driven out. So it can't really be a defense if those standards were being stubbornly clung to by the same people who now think they're exculpatory.
 
https://twitter.com/logancouture/status/1268332711262818305

Took people awhile to recognize this, but it?s a start.
 
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