Corey Perry releases apology, says he is working with mental health and alcohol abuse specialists

[Plastic Joseph]

Because curiosity killed the cat.

its probably because a history of organizations sweeping awful things under the rug makes people inclined to be skeptical of whatever their version of the story is atm. There is some legitimate question for why he was allowed to be terminated if he didn't break the law. Like others said, he's not going into player assistance.

I'm not saying he doesn't have a problem, I'm sure he does and I agree I hope he gets help. But the alcohol abuse in and of itself was not the reason he got terminated and nobody is talking about what he actually did

 

[tyhee]

The Blackhawks organization need to understand that this isn’t gonna go away until we find out what he did. Human beings are extremely curious by nature.

That people want to know doesn't mean the Hawks should say anything more than they already have. We don't have a right to know.

There is a difference between not telling us what we have no right to know and covering something up. A coverup does NOT involve announcing to the world that a named person did something seriously wrong and publically terminating his employment over it. If there truly was a conspiracy to cover something up, we wouldn't have been told that anyone did anything seriously wrong.

 

[TheStatican]

Considering the Blackhawks issues with transparency in the not to distant past, secrecy is NOT a good look.

What happen will come out one way or another. Hopefully it's not another huge black mark for the NHL.

 

[Plastic Joseph]

Or maybe he got drunk and had an altercation / fight with an organization employee? It doesn't matter. The issue here is that his abuse to drinking needs to be addressed and likely the cause of Perry making a poor choice.

and hopefully if there are victims they are also heard

 

[3074326]

Some of y’all are so entitled. He isn’t required to tell us what’s going on.

Props to him for admitting he has a problem and taking steps to help himself. He apologized and is getting help. That’s all anyone can reasonably expect from him after whatever incident occurred.

Saying this is a bad look from the Blackhawks is a f***ing stupid opinion. They terminated his contract ASAP. That’s progress. They got rid of the cancer. Find something else to get mad about. My goodness. I say this as a hater of the Hawks and I’m also not a fan of Perry at all, to put it lightly.

 

[robertocarlos]

Maybe the other party to his actions has not yet elected to file a criminal complaint.

PS. f*** off Burke.

 

[Oddbob]

Challenge accepted.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Because an addiction is not a get out jail free -card. When you abuse someone (which is implied via the Kaplan report that another employee was involved), that kinda goes out the window. What kind of a message would it send to the victim and other members of the organization if this wouldn't lead to a dismissal?

You misunderstood. I just think having an addiction and getting help doesn't soften your actions at all. For some people it does.

i agree it doesnt. But since hes faced the consequences, i dont see anything wrong with saying his addiction and mental health issues need to be addressed. People seem to just to want to place celebs (who they dont know) into the unredeemable evil human being bucket. Perry has been in the league for 20 years now, i hate his on ice BS but if hes always been a garbage human being, im surprised it took this long to finally come out.

 

[axecrew]

The Blackhawks organization need to understand that this isn’t gonna go away until we find out what he did. Human beings are extremely curious by nature.

NO...the black hawks organization needs to understand that based on their history of covering up stuff, there is going to be increased scrutiny on anything that even appears to be bad etc...Has nothing to do with humans and curiosity.
Based on everything that has been said by those in the know...this doesn't pass the smell test and once agian shows that Chicago has learned absolutely NOTHING after the Kyle Beach incident. They are once again trying to hide whatever happened only this time they have gotten the player to cooperate with them by releasing this "statement". Who knows what was put out there to convince Perry to say it. Maybe they made a lawsuit go away? Who knows but I don't buy 1 bit of it...if it was something as simple as substance abuse they would've announced how he was voluntarily going into the player assistance program etc etc. But as we have seen time after time after time the hawks will dodge and duck and bob and weave to cover up shit...How many incidents have to happen before they finally get it...remember during the whole Beach saga they were admonished for covering it up and in light of that promised that from then on they would be transparent etc and yet here we are first major incident after that and its back to secrecy and covering it up.

 

[Crosbyfan]

Because curiosity killed the cat.

...and like the rumours circulating on all this...plenty of lives left to go...

 

[BruinsFan37]

This place is really something. If you don't understand what could have happened here, I invite you to:

- Get drunk
- Go to work
- Grope, flash, or punch in the face the first person you see
- Go home, because you're f***ing fired

You forgot make a racist/bigoted, sexist, and/or possibly homophobic rant.

Perry did got drunk out of his mind and did something stupid. It doesn't really matter what he did, but the last thing Chicago could do is let it slide. Given the recent Kyle Beach scandal if they tried to sweep whatever moronic action Perry did under the rug and it got out anyway (which it invariably would) they'd catch a lot more flack/fines/etc. and be accused of yet another coverup.

Yes it'd be nice to know specifically what idiotic option Perry chose from a curiosity standpoint, but it doesn't really matter.

Perry got drunk out of his mind and did something really really dumb, as far as Chicago is concerned, that's case closed.

 

[LOFIN]

i agree it doesnt. But since hes faced the consequences, i dont see anything wrong with saying his addiction and mental health issues need to be addressed. People seem to just to want to place celebs (who they dont know) into the unredeemable evil human being bucket. Perry has been in the league for 20 years now, i hate his on ice BS but if hes always been a garbage human being, im surprised it took this long to finally come out.

It's something that a smart person does. Even if you don't have a real addiction, it's looks and sounds better.

I just don't understand why some (or most TBH) fall for it. It shifts the focus on making him the victim of alcohol.

 

[ItWasJustified]

Some of y’all are so entitled. He isn’t required to tell us what’s going on.

And we are not required to accept his apology. Until I know what he has done, he can stick that apology where the sun don't shine for all I care.

 

[Crosbyfan]

Been here 20 years and the percentage of people here who appear to be awfull human beings has increased quite a bit.

Me too! There were so few of us back then...

 

[King'sPawn]

Because an addiction is not a get out jail free -card. When you abuse someone (which is implied via the Kaplan report that another employee was involved), that kinda goes out the window. What kind of a message would it send to the victim and other members of the organization if this wouldn't lead to a dismissal?

But we're not talking about anything that is illegal, apparently. So, we can't even call it "get out of jail." I know you weren't being literal, but this wasn't getting swept under the rug, either.

It's a new team, and from what I saw, it was one incident that wasn't enough to be a criminal issue. That's all we have to go on. I saw nothing about abusing a person, which again, would be a legal issue.

Either way, I am glad whomever was subjected to Perry's behavior doesn't have to deal with it again, and I hope they don't have to from anyone. But if Perry went through the player's assistance program (or got outside help), the Blackhawks would still have been able to keep him away, the stupid rumor wouldn't have spread like wildfire, and Perry could have got the help he needed without all the drama the Internet stirred up.

 

[tyhee]

Substance abuse and alcoholism is a disease. So how are they allowed to cancel a guaranteed NHL contract over it?

Shouldn’t this be an LTIR situation for rehab?

You're right to suggest that the team would not be allowed to terminate a contract merely for substance abuse or alcoholism, so clearly he did something that was the reason for the termination, it involved at least one other party and all we know is that it was serious enough to terminate his contract for. We can take from his apology letter that he has an alcohol problem, but we neither know nor need to know what behaviour he was terminated for.

 

[robertocarlos]

I don’t think it’d be that clear if that player was a 13M dollar one.

Six million dollar man and up only.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

It's something that a smart person does. Even if you don't have a real addiction, it's looks and sounds better.

I just don't understand why some (or most TBH) fall for it. It shifts the focus on making him the victim of alcohol.

And if he does have an addiction or mental health issues, you sound like an a-hole for not believing in it.

 

[TheNumber4]

I accept your apology Corey Perry. While your actions that created the Bedard rumors and the subsequent debunking have hurt me on personal level that I may never recover from. I still hope one day you will be able find some peace in your life despite the irreparable personal harm you’ve caused me.

- Signed Anonymous Twitter Troll

 

[Beukeboom Fan]

I really dont understand why people want to know more about this beyond these statements.

Or feel like they are entitled to know everything that happens, everywhere.

 

[333359]

It's obviously really bad whatever it is otherwise you would just be out with it. These kind of half confessions and apologies are the worst.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Me too! There were so few of us back then...

 

[GirardSpinorama]

And we are not required to accept his apology. Until I know what he has done, he can stick that apology where the sun don't shine for all I care.

I dont think hes apologizing to you, unless you were his fan.

 

[BruinsFan37]

I don’t think it’d be that clear if that player was a 13M dollar one.

If he exposed himself in front of the 4.4B owner and his wife/kids and made a bunch of stupid comments he'd be gone before the towel hit the floor.

Millionaire hockey players are like glorified bag-boys to billionaire owners.

 

[Beukeboom Fan]

Yeah this doesn't pass the smell test. He must have done something beyond the pale while drunk for them to outright terminate his contract. Most players have a lot more chances before that happens

I wouldn't be so quick to excuse him until we get the full story

The smell test for me is that given their previous actions the Hawks have no option but to be 100% above board in their actions. They know they're going to be under the microscope going forward.