The Toronto Marlies are backtracking on hiring a new goalie coach amid controversy over his social media postings. “Dusty Imoo will not be joining the Toronto Marlies,” Toronto Maple Leafs president and alternate governor Brendan Shanahan said in as statement Tuesday evening, two days after Imoo’s hiring to the Leafs’ AHL affiliate was first announced. “We made a mistake by not thoroughly following our organization protocols when considering this candidate for the position of goaltending coach,” Shanahan wrote. Imoo’s hire was met with outrage on Twitter, where users criticized Imoo for appearing to like a series of far-right posts including transphobic and pro-Trump commentary. Imoo’s Twitter account has since been deleted.

Source: thestar August 10, 2021 22:33 UTC