If the Calgary Flames had fired head coach Bill Peters on Monday afternoon, few would have rushed to his defence. The last mash-up of hockey and the culture wars has barely finished, and the next is about to begin. Aliu told TSN that Peters never apologized, and simply insisted that he needed to play different music. It will also be said that if it’s OK for rappers to use the N-word, then why can’t a hockey coach use it, too? Aliu told TSN that his relationship with Peters soured after the incident, and he was demoted to the ECHL and traded following that season.

Source: National Post November 26, 2019 22:28 UTC