Devilsgrl35
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Looks like the inkblot test
Looks like the inkblot test
Looks like the inkblot test
THE ATHLETIC: Katie Strang and Dan Robson report Jeff Marek’s departure from Sportsnet was because he came under scrutiny by the NHL for allegedly revealing to a friend which players were being selected in the first round of the 2024 Draft moments before the picks were announced.
Marek was privy to the first-round selections before they were announced. This is common practice for broadcast rights holders, enabling them to prepare graphics and video clips for the chosen players.
The friend was former NHL scout Mark Seidel, who works with the OHL’s Barrie Colts, runs a scouting service and occasionally provides content for ESPN. It’s believed Marek provided Seidel a heads-up on the picks so the latter could be better prepared to provide an analysis of the selections on social media.
The league shared its concerns with the Nevada Gaming Control Board, which probed further.
Neither Marek, Sportsnet, the league, the Gaming Control Board nor Seidel commented.
A source claimed no gambling impropriety was discovered nor was there any intent by Marek to gain financially from what happened. However, sharing the information with someone outside the company put Sportsnet in a difficult situation.
this is wild. Don't all the top beat guys for each sport do this stuff on Twitter?
Also IIRC there is no live betting of the NHL draft anyways?
I think gambling is a convenient excuse since nobody would have been able to legally gamble with the info anyway.**** gambling man. That's literally the only reason that was a concern. If he was sharing that info with other teams to give them an advantage, yeah that would be bad. This is a non issue.
What I posted was actually a summary of the Athletic article.Athletic had an article with similar information on the Marek situation as well.
Maybe it was a convenient excuse to get rid of a guy they wanted to get rid of anyway? The severity of punishment for infractions is usually driven by how important/liked you are in organizations.How is this situation any different than when McKenzie came out of retirement out of spite and began rattling off draft picks well before they were announced ?
Isn’t this in fact what all insiders essentially do ? lol
That makes the most sense to me. My guess is that most of the industry insiders share information and as noted above, McKenzie has tipped picks ahead of the selection. Unless the NHL wants to crack down on insiders across the board this seems petty and weak.Maybe it was a convenient excuse to get rid of a guy they wanted to get rid of anyway? The severity of punishment for infractions is usually driven by how important/liked you are in organizations.
Apparently he's mulling over whether to do a podcast called "Why All Goalies Suck and How to Avoid an Aneurysm From Them". He expects to have a small but rabid following for it. Black Cat Fireworks has already signed on as a sponsor with their slogan "Blowing up neighborhoods at 3 AM on a workday has never been easier!"Jeff is popular enough that he could probably go out and start his own podcast on his own and have a pretty good following. I don't know how much money there is in something like that, like if you can afford to live off that or not. He might be able to, especially with sponsors and if he gets a lot of of listens.
That would lead to a CANCELLING from me before it even starts.Apparently he's mulling over whether to do a podcast called "Why All Goalies Suck and How to Avoid an Aneurysm From Them". He expects to have a small but rabid following for it. Black Cat Fireworks has already signed on as a sponsor with their slogan "Blowing up neighborhoods at 3 AM on a workday has never been easier!"
That’s fair on some level but it’s also endemic to the industry I’d wager.The issue with Marek is that Sportsnet (Like ESPN) is an NHL rights holder. Marek was only getting tipped off on those picks because he worked for Sportsnet. He then took that info and passed it on to a non-Sportsnet (And thus non-rights holder) person. He was giving away info that Sportsnet pays millions of dollars a year for for free to some dude.
Completely different than other people who get tips and post them. Marek was the leaker of this information.
That’s fair on some level but it’s also endemic to the industry I’d wager.