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The Oilers hiring disgraced ex-Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman is just business as usual for the NHL (www.msn.com)

submitted 3 months ago by girlfreddy@lemmy.ca to c/hockey@lemmy.ca

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When it came time for the Chicago Blackhawks to decide whether or not sexual assault against one of their own players should even be reported to the authorities just as the team clinched a spot in the 2010 Stanley Cup Final, general manager Stan Bowman was one of seven members of Chicago's front office to turn their heads and look the other way.

When it came time for the Edmonton Oilers to pick themselves back up after a devastating loss in Game 7 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final, they turned to Bowman.

Make no mistake, someone would've hired him sooner if they could. The NHL reinstated Bowman on July 1 after exiling him for nearly three years following the Brad Aldrich scandal in Chicago. Former Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville and executive Al MacIsaac were reinstated, too, and it's hard to imagine they won't find gainful employment in hockey's top circuit soon enough.

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[–] FoolishObserver@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I hope McDavid and Draisaitl walk after their contracts and sign anywhere else- unless Quennville happens to be coaching another team by then; feel free to skip them.

Sorry, Oiler fans.

[–] dogsnest@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

I fell in love with the Blackhawks in 1963.
I dropped them the instant I heard of the scandal.

C'ya Oilers!

[–] yardy_sardley@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 months ago

Jeff Jackson was adored by oilers fans for all of 6 weeks. I hope he enjoyed it. Now he should probably consider wearing a disguise when he goes outside.

All he had to do was check social media 1 time. Just hold his breath and listen for 1 second and he would've heard the chorus of "NOT STAN BOWMAN" reverberating around oil country.

MF better not act surprised when a mountain of pig shit appears on his front lawn.

[–] Osiris@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

The Kyle Beach situation should be an absolute nonstarter but even if that wasnt the case what do people see in the guy who traded Panarin for Saad??

[–] BigDiction@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Zero surprise here. Oilers are THE old boys club.

[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

Part of Pocklington's legacy.