Fridays With Farwell -- A consistent video for an inconsistent league

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2 ай бұрын

The Ontario Hockey League painted itself into a corner two weeks ago when, upon appeal, it changed a suspension to a player so that he would still serve his 15-game sentence, but could also play in the playoffs. Nathan Villeneuve of the Sudbury Wolves is serving nine games of his suspension this season, returning for the playoffs, and then serving another six-game suspension to start next season. After doing that, the OHL left itself vulnerable. How could any player who commits a suspendable offense for the remainder of the regular season, possibly be suspended for any playoff games? Maybe the league was just hoping to get lucky, and that no more suspensions would have to be issued. Well, the league did not get lucky and now it's applied a double standard. The injustice is real, and the league has only itself to blame.

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@MSUGirl0505 2 ай бұрын

Officials need to get their act together. Firebirds and their fans have seen inconsistent all season long. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us.

@powerchairtrucker894 2 ай бұрын

That doesn’t make any sense to me how the fires in Sudbury you don’t have to serve a playoff suspension and plate but this kid in Kitchener does that makes absolutely zero sense to me

@tedoberhellman 2 ай бұрын

Is Kitchener appealing the Swick suspension?

@ianross806 2 ай бұрын

Is the media pressing the issue on the inconsistency? Is the league responding? What's the framework for handing out suspensions? Can a team BUY it's way out of a suspension? Like countless other scandals and issues, the Czar never responds unless the league's reputation is at stake. It's Dave Branch's hockey world, we are merely living in it.