same for me but they still do a better job calling the game. If that female is out there, we haven't seen her yet. Kendall Coyne was absolutely terrible in her time last year. AJ Mleczko was better but still they are a long way from comparing to the top color guys in the business.Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:52 amWeird logic. I can’t stand many male broadcasters, doesn’t mean men shouldn’t broadcast hockey.NHLTIM wrote: Sat Nov 16, 2019 7:32 amWomen shouldn’t be broadcasting hockey...there I said it! Didn’t we all learn this during last years playoffs? Guess I should be fired.Robb_K wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2019 9:33 pm
Yes it WAS offensive, because he singled out immigrants for not honouring our Canadian soldiers who died in defence of our country. If he had called out "Canadians who don't wear poppies", or Canadians who don't honour our military personnel" that would have been fine. He singled out immigrants, making it seem like he thinks only immigrants don't appreciate what our soldiers and medics do for us.
He just made a mistake in wording. But, he grew up during a time when a lot of people thought that way, many not even thinking about what they were saying.
I'm almost as old as he is. But I wouldn't have made that mistake. Maybe Don did know any immigrants when he was growing up. I grew up in the 1940s and 1950s in Manitoba, and we had tonnes of immigrants. Most of them were overjoyed to be living in such a wonderful country. It seemed to me most of them were more patriotic towards Canada than most of the over 5 generation Canadians I knew. I guess it takes all kinds, eh?
I followed Don's career. I liked him as a tough, hard-nosed defenceman (mostly in The AHL). He was a good coach too. It's a shame that he made that mistake, and lost his job. But, I was surprised he didn't lose it a while back, for saying that "women shouldn't be broadcasting hockey". Well, he's out of official North American organised hockey directly-related jobs. But, he can still write a column about The NHL, AHL, or Canadian Major Junior Hockey if he wants to.
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