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Retribution & Integrity Being Questioned In Ref’s Court Hearing
by Paul on 10/07/09 at 07:52 AM ET
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from Robert Cribb of the Toronto Star,
The NHL removed senior official Dan Marouelli from playoff duties for the first time in memory last season as retribution for supporting colleague Dean Warren’s wrongful dismissal case against the league, Warren’s lawyer told a hearing on Tuesday.
In an intense exchange, lawyer Tom Curry alleged Stephen Walkom, the league’s director of officiating at the time, iced Marouelli out of playoff action for agreeing to testify in Warren’s Ontario Labour Relations Board hearing.
“When (Marouelli) phoned you and told you he was going to come here and assist Mr. Warren, you put him out of the playoffs,” Curry charged.
Walkom chaffed at the allegation.
“You’re questioning my integrity right now. That had nothing to do with it.”
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