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Flames coach Bill Peters out after racist epithet scandal
ESPN ^ | 11/29/2019 | Emily Kaplan

Posted on 11/29/2019 9:52:27 AM PST by tnlibertarian

Bill Peters is out as Calgary Flames coach, four days after a former player came forward and said the coach directed racial epithets toward him while they were in the minors 10 years ago.

At a news conference Friday afternoon, Flames general manager Brad Treliving said Peters resigned.

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TOPICS: Canada; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: billpeters; bradtreliving; calgary; calgaryflames; canada; chat; race; sports; texasgatortroll
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Not a huge hockey fan but I recall
them being in Atlanta.

One NFL team that switched nicknames when it moved:
Houston Oilers—Tenn. Titans
(Titans had been orig nickname
for NY Jets tho)


21 posted on 11/29/2019 10:45:49 AM PST by raccoonradio
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To: raccoonradio

yes, good example.

Houston Oilers made sense in Houston with the oil business. But the nickname didn’t make sense in Tennessee.


22 posted on 11/29/2019 10:47:35 AM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: tnlibertarian

Read the article:

According to Aliu’s account to TSN, Peters said: “I’m sick of hearing this n-——s f-—ing other n-——s in the a— stuff.”


23 posted on 11/29/2019 10:49:20 AM PST by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: TexasGator

It is possible that there may be some jobs out there where you just might get fired for saying that to an employee.


24 posted on 11/29/2019 10:52:15 AM PST by Meatspace
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To: 2banana
But videos of lefties in blackface...

Lefties don't resign when they get caught up in past blatantly racist behavior.

They just ignore it and keep on doing what they were doing, pretending it never happened while waiting for it to blow over, which it always eventually does.

They're smart about this.

25 posted on 11/29/2019 10:52:57 AM PST by Drew68
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Probably doesn’t help that the team is hogging at 500 and out of the playoffs.


26 posted on 11/29/2019 10:53:26 AM PST by discostu (I know that's a bummer baby, but it's got precious little to do with me)
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To: tnlibertarian
Social (Justice Warrior) Media has ended the ‘handle the problem in-house,” as a feasible option.
27 posted on 11/29/2019 10:54:59 AM PST by deadrock
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To: All
Exactly how does a *white man defend against an allegation like this?

*This nonsense doesn't apply to black men.

28 posted on 11/29/2019 10:56:31 AM PST by JonPreston
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To: raccoonradio

This jogs my memory also, that in baseball, the Washington Senators became the Texas Rangers. And the original Washington Senators franchise, became the Minnesota Twins. Both adopted nicknames appropriate for their new locations.


29 posted on 11/29/2019 10:57:17 AM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Dilbert San Diego

There is story out of Raliegh. NC Huricans that he kicked a guy in practice and punched a guy in the back of the head when the player was on the bench during the game.

But, they gave him a 2 year contract extension after that.

Who knows?


30 posted on 11/29/2019 10:59:44 AM PST by guyfromjrz (fresh breath, it speaks for itself.)
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To: tnlibertarian

Get with the times, change the name to Flamers.


31 posted on 11/29/2019 11:04:57 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (The internet has driven the world mad.)
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To: JonPreston

“ Exactly how does a *white man defend against an allegation like this?”

His defense appears to be, ‘yes, I said that.’


32 posted on 11/29/2019 11:20:06 AM PST by Meatspace
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To: tnlibertarian

Hockey is the game of “White, Rednecks” now in Canada. Basketball is now the preferred game in Canada, at least with the elite.


33 posted on 11/29/2019 11:24:57 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: tnlibertarian

The claim was investigated and the coach fired. But if I were the coach, I would file a wrongful dismissal claim. In the end, being racist may be offensive but it is not ttbomk a crime. Correct me if I’m wrong as I’m no lawyer.


34 posted on 11/29/2019 11:28:52 AM PST by Phlap (REDNECK@LIBARTS.EDU)
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To: blam

Along with Ira Eaker, Jimmy Doolittle, Carl Spaatz, Arthur Harris, and Curtis Lemay.


35 posted on 11/29/2019 11:54:25 AM PST by Bull Snipe
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To: blam

Sherman was one of the first who actually stated he wanted ALL journalists dead because they were the 5th column reporting on their every movements in the press..

he was way ahead of his time.


36 posted on 11/29/2019 12:10:01 PM PST by max americana (Fired ONE libtard at work at every election since 2008 because I enjoy them crying)
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To: dfwgator

Heh, as a former Canadian from Vancouver, hockey is still king. It wont change. The Toronto demographic however, is changing the landscape there.

I’ll be going back in Christmas and I assure you, nothing will change. The sports nets will 80% report on hockey first before any sport. Try visiting Canada once for a few days and you’ll notice it once you turn on the TV..hockey wall to wall until you puke.


37 posted on 11/29/2019 12:12:31 PM PST by max americana (Fired ONE libtard at work at every election since 2008 because I enjoy them crying)
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To: blam

“Sherman should have been hung for war crimes against innocent and unarmed civilians. “


Should leaders of the 8th Air Force been hanged as war criminals for bombing Germany? How about the bombing of Japan?

Sherman wanted the war to end rather than drag on. Making Georgia squeal and depriving the Confederacy of what GA contributed to its war effort helped do it. But I do understand why there are no statues of him in the state.


38 posted on 11/29/2019 2:29:02 PM PST by hanamizu
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To: TexasGator

Renaming the team the Calgary Flammers.


39 posted on 11/29/2019 2:49:44 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (Figures)
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To: tnlibertarian

sigh.


40 posted on 11/29/2019 3:27:10 PM PST by SoFloFreeper
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