I was too scared to speak up. "Effective immediately, Bill Peters is no longer a member of the Calgary Flames organization.

"After the incident, I was rightfully challenged about my use of language, and I immediately returned to the dressing room to apologize to the team. Peters joined the Flames as head coach last year after having the same role with the Carolina Hurricanes.He was not behind the bench Wednesday night when the Flames defeated the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on the road in overtime.The NHL has said Peters' action are "repugnant and unacceptable," but declined to comment further until it's had a chance to look into the allegation.Ex-NHL player not buying coach Bill Peters' apology Ex-NHL player not buying coach Bill Peters' apology John King breaks down the rules for mail-in voting by stateTrump shares emotional post after his brother's deathThis is Trump's most dangerous claim about mail-in votingPennsylvania AG won't let Trump 'undermine the vote' in his stateNew questions about Trump's influence over the USPSSchool districts experience challenges with remote learningNo, Black people aren't to blame for police brutality Fact check: Trump's favorite mail-in voting fraud claimsTrump adviser's remark draws rebuke from Marge SimpsonCDC warns US coronavirus death toll may reach 200K in weeksUSPS warns states it may not be able to deliver ballots in timeNew bodycam video from Floyd's death shows panicked witnessesTrump official on Covid-19 testing: We have done all we canReporter's blunt question to Trump receives polarizing responseObama reacts to Trump's attacks on postal service funding It was hurtful and demeaning. "I think this is going to be a learning lesson for everyone.

Flames GM Brad Treliving updated the media about the situation around Bill Peters, and while the investigation is ongoing, and he has not been relieved of his duties. ... “If you’re talking about the incident, you know with Bill, it for sure happened, the two incidents in question.” -Rod Brind’Amour, Carolina Hurricanes Head Coach. But that doesn't matter. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds. The alleged confrontation happened during the 2009-10 season while the two were with the "I have regretted the incident since it happened and I now also apologize to anyone negatively affected by my words,'' Peters wrote. Flamesnation is a fan site with no direct affiliation to the Calgary Flames, Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation, NHL, or NHLPA Peters was the team's head coach at the time. 1 is essentially what's happening right now. The Calgary Flames have not yet made Bill Peters available to comment on any allegations against him.

""Until I get all the info I can't really comment on what exactly happened," Subban said. )An article by TSN’s Frank Seravalli featured an interview with Akim Aliu adding “He walked in before a morning pre-game skate and said ‘Hey Akim, I’m sick of you playing that n—– s—,’ ” Aliu told TSN, with Peters, who was then the Ice Hogs head coach, referring to Aliu’s selection of hip-hop music. I beat myself up every day over it. "You never want to hear things like that," he said. A day after accusing Calgary Flames coach Bill Peters of using racist language toward him, ex-NHLer Akim Aliu went into detail about the alleged incident. Aliu spoke to TSN on Tuesday, telling the network: "What am I going to say? You could hear a pin drop in the room, everything went dead silent. "Subban got to know Aliu growing up in Toronto and called him a "good kid. "In a letter addressed to Treliving on Wednesday, Peters said he was sorry.


We are continuing this ongoing investigation right now.

Aliu spoke to TSN on Tuesday, telling the network: "What am I going to say?

"And I have my calls in to Ronnie as well.
Obviously more to come later. We hope to have this completed quickly, but it’s got to be thorough.That said, he reiterated that the investigation had yet to conclude and so he didn’t want to get into the details. I was 20 years old and a first-year pro. "All this extraneous stuff that's going on, we're just not even thinking about it,'' center Peters also was accused this week of punching and kicking players while he was Carolina's head coach.Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour said, "for sure that happened," backing a former player's complaints about Peters physically going after his own players behind the bench during his four seasons in Carolina from 2014 to 2018.Brind'Amour, who was an assistant on Peters' staff, said he was proud of the way players and support staff handled what happened by immediately bringing their concerns to team officials. The statement was made in a moment of frustration and does not reflect my personal values," he wrote. You get the sense from speaking to those around the game, though, that it could change any second.Flames general manager Brad Treliving spoke with the media prior to the team’s practice in Buffalo. Peters was the team's head coach at the time. More likely than not, the lawyers are involved right now to determine precisely how Peters’ association with the Flames will come to an end.I have it good authority that No. ""I can guarantee you every single black hockey player has been called a racial slur at some point in their career, whether it's been younger or older,'' Simmonds said. "Effective immediately, Bill Peters is no longer a member of the Calgary Flames organization. ''"This investigation we're doing, I know everyone wants this done immediately and the world we live in is immediate,'' Treliving said. "Can confirm and will add close relationships spanning decades were ruined because of Francis' decision not to fire Peters. “He said ‘I’m sick of hearing this n—–s f—— other n—–s in the ass stuff.’“He then walked out like nothing ever happened. I am truly sorry.

"We all feel for everybody involved. He said the organization "knew nothing" about the allegations at the time Peters was hired. ... “He then walked out like nothing ever happened.