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."
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Junior hockey broadcaster Bruce MacDonald removed from broadcast, banned after “Does he speak English?” comment
This comment led to MacDonald being not only removed from this broadcast, but banned from future BCHL broadcasts.
Major junior hockey’s Memorial Cup cancelled for second-straight year over COVID-19 concerns
Before 2020, the Memorial Cup had been awarded every year since 1919.
Remembering Tyler Bieber, the broadcaster, journalist and coach killed in the Humboldt junior hockey bus crash
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 has rallied together in the aftermath of the Humboldt Broncos’ bus crash that killed 15
The hockey world rallied together in the aftermath of this crash, raising over $2 million for the families of those impacted.