Sid Seixeiro, of Tim & Sid, went after the hockey players, noting that some of them in the Western bubble had suggested after the game that they didn’t know what was going on in the outside world
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Before this week, there were a few rumblings of discontent at Sportsnet over hockey’s decision to not take as strong a stand on the racial justice issue as other pro sports. When the NHL returned to play this month, Sportsnet host Donnovan Bennett wrote a piece in which he noted, “If we’re grading on a curve, the NHL and the hockey community are falling behind the rest of the class.” A couple of his colleagues echoed the comments, but the criticism was muted.
On Thursday afternoon, the drive-time boys Tim Micallef and Sid Seixeiro let loose. Seixeiro went after the hockey players, noting that some of them in the Western bubble, which had begun its Wednesday game at 10:30 pm ET – more than six hours after the NBA announced the Milwaukee Bucks-Orlando Magic game wouldn’t proceed – had suggested after the game that they didn’t know what was going on in the outside world.
Rogers personnel often praise the company for its approach to editorial independence. But they also know the company cherishes its relationship with hockey. Earlier in the day, Jordan Banks, who had taken over as president of Rogers Sports & Media last summer, sent an unusual e-mail to staff.
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