If what Daniel Carcillo and another former junior player are alleging in a class-action lawsuit against the CHL are true, nothing short of a complete overhaul of the junior game in Canada is in order. WARNING: Details may disturb some readers. My blog. https://t.co/O6s8MLaJHY
— Ken Campbell (@Ken_Campbell27) June 18, 2020
I don't doubt it. This has been going on for many years. I knew a few guys that played in the OHL over 30 years ago, some going on to the NHL. The stories they would tell were truly bat shit crazy.
It wouldn't surprise me. Besides what we already know about the culture of hazing in the sport it's always just seemed like a bad environment. The idea that a league of 16 to 18 year olds needs competitive balance to the point where those kids need to move away from home and have minimal adult supervision is, on its face, kind of a bad idea.
https://www.tsn.ca/whl-investigating-abuse-claims-by-former-player-1.1489379
More fuel for the fire
The #OHL has announced findings of an investigation into the Niagara IceDogs Hockey Club. https://t.co/hqaWvQ2zWX pic.twitter.com/w2Jtrsf5FI
— OntarioHockeyLeague (@OHLHockey) April 6, 2022
Ontario Hockey League Commissioner David Branch today announced that Niagara IceDogs General Manager, Team Governor and minority owner Joey Burke and Head Coach and minority owner Billy Burke have been indefinitely suspended and, together with the team, fined a combined $150,000.00. An investigation was launched into their overall conduct following the League receiving transcripts of a March 6, 2022 WhatsApp conversation.
Based on the results of the League investigation, it is the position of the League that their conduct is prejudicial to the welfare of the OHL as it violates the Leagues’ Harassment & Abuse / Diversity Policy and also runs counter to the OHL’s Onside program which emphasizes the importance of demonstrating respect for women through actions and words.
(https://media3.giphy.com/media/1zSz5MVw4zKg0/giphy-downsized-large.gif)A Statement From Billy Burke and Joey Burke https://t.co/wUQYxtethe pic.twitter.com/u2kvSSQgN4
— Niagara IceDogs (@OHLIceDogs) April 7, 2022