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Many Veteran Players Not Happy With Kelly Firing
by Paul on 09/14/09 at 06:51 PM ET
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from Ken Campbell of The Hockey News,
The Kelly forces, which include a number of veteran players, maintain the firing was nothing more than a palace coup orchestrated by general counsel Ian Penny, advisory counsel board members Ron Pink and Ian Troop, former ombudsman Eric Lindros and interim ombudsman Buzz Hargrove.
They continue to feel that the meeting in Chicago where Kelly was dismissed was a sham and that Penny and Hargrove pressed them into a vote at 3:45 a.m. because they knew the result wouldn’t have gone their way had they had the benefit of sober second thought and a good night’s sleep.
Other revelations, which have come to light via sources close to the situation who spoke to The Hockey News on a condition of anonymity, include:
• Of the five players on the executive committee who voted against dismissing Kelly, four of them were Chelios, Shawn Horcoff of the Edmonton Oilers, Adam Burish of Chicago Blackhawks and Manny Malhotra of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
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So, did this big meeting and vote occur around a booth table at the local pub?
Posted by MarkK from Maryland on 09/14/09 at 07:24 PM ET
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The People’s Champ.
Posted by MarkK from Maryland on 09/14/09 at 07:26 PM ET
How do marginal players even have a position on the NHLPA “executive” committee? Horcoff? Malhotra? Burish? Next thing you know they’ll make Kelly Kisio president!
After reading the article apparently Stajan and Andrew Ference have positions as well. I guess they have nothing better to do than ride the pine and tell other people how much they suck.
Posted by stoneman from Vegas on 09/15/09 at 04:02 AM ET
Horcoff isn’t marginal - he’s very important to the Oilers.
And it has to do with interest and willingness to put in the time. At your own workplace, if there is a union or some kind of workplace committee, how many of the people involved in it are high-profile at work? Probably very few, because they don’t have the time or don’t feel that they have the time.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 09/15/09 at 06:31 AM ET
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Ken Campbell criticizing the players?
No. I don’t believe it for a second. Not Ken, the People’s Champion, who fought hard for the rights of NHL players and employees everywhere during the lockout…
Oh right, this is Ken Campbell, mouthpiece of the NHL owners. Sorry ‘bout the mix-up.
Posted by Downtown on 09/14/09 at 07:22 PM ET