The head coach of the Calgary Flames NHL team was forced out of his job after he was accused of calling a Nigerian player a nigger 10 years ago.
Bill Peters resigned as coach of the Calgary Flames after it was disclosed he directed racist slurs at a Nigerian-born player in the minors a decade ago and kicked and punched players behind the bench during his recent time with Carolina.
General manager Brad Treliving said he received a resignation letter from Peters on Friday that wraps up a weeklong investigation into the veteran coach’s behavior. He refused to discuss whether Peters would continue to be paid, saying only, “He’s no longer with the organization.”
“We consider the matter closed,” Treliving said at a news conference in Calgary. “It’s been a difficult time. But we are going to move forward.”
Peters did not immediately respond to a text. He was in the second season of a three-year contract.
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The allegations about Peters began during Calgary’s 2-1 overtime loss at Pittsburgh on Monday.
Aliu alleged Peters “dropped the N bomb several times towards me in the dressing room in my rookie year because he didn’t like my choice of music.” It happened during the 2009-10 season while the two were with the Chicago Blackhawks’ top minor league affiliate in Rockford, Illinois.
“That type of behavior just has no place,” Treliving said Friday.
The allegations led to stern rebukes from team officials and the NHL even before they concluded their investigations.
The fact that people are being forced out of their jobs for allegedly calling someone a nigger 10 years ago is insane. There isn’t even any solid proof that he called this nigger a nigger.
What the fuck is wrong with people? This is all bullshit and the fact that so many people go along with it is insane.
I’ll say “nigger” all I want because freedom is the freedom to say “nigger.” And if you don’t agree with this, than you are a nigger.
