Junior hockey commentator fired after using antisemitic slur during broadcast
"The Okotoks Oilers and Alberta Junior Hockey League apologize to all those who heard the comment and will not tolerate this type of behaviour."
"The Okotoks Oilers and Alberta Junior Hockey League apologize to all those who heard the comment and will not tolerate this type of behaviour."
This comment led to MacDonald being not only removed from this broadcast, but banned from future BCHL broadcasts.
Before 2020, the Memorial Cup had been awarded every year since 1919.
Bieber was most recently the Humboldt Broncos' radio play-by-play announcer, but was a major media figure before that for his CFL coverage.
The hockey world rallied together in the aftermath of this crash, raising over $2 million for the families of those impacted.