Confirmed with Link: Oilers hire Stan Bowman as GM & Executive VP- press conference at 10:30

[McDoused]

Any feeds on YouTube to watch the press conference?

 

[K1984]

I do want to believe that from him, but I do also wonder if a donation was made as well.

Kennedy's "endorsement" is not enough, either way.

"I don't like that this goes against what I want to believe (Bowman is irredeemable vile scum), so it must be a conspiracy!"

 

[Vagabond]

What'd really make me switch teams to cheer for is if McDrai choose not to sign here because of the JJ hire.

 

[K1984]

Apparently the whole Bowman giving a recommendation letter didn't actually happen.

That was Quennville

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

He has small eye brows.

 

[StoveTopStauffer]

The more things change, the more they stay the same. There needs to be a serious purge of the Oilers front office. All the old boys need to be sent glacier drifting.

It's league wide though. How the f*** did Eakins get a second chance?

This league loves rehiring the same old tired garbage.

I'm willing to bet Bowman was the only GM who would agree to keep the coaching staff untouched.

 

[94 Oil Drops]

Oh dear... I don't like this. Not a good look for OEG at all. This is a move by Jackson that feels entirely wrong for very obvious reasons.

Casting all his dirty laundry aside and does anyone think Bowman is an upgrade on Holland? I'm not convinced he is. This just feels like more of the same to me.

That being said I thought that Kris K was going to be a bad hire and that worked out wonderfully. Who the heck knows... Maybe this will end up working well too. Jackson knows things.

 

[CycloneSweep]

The letter that Sheldon wrote does matter.
I don't want to hear from Kyle Beach because I think he should be allowed to move on. If he chooses to talk, great, but I don't think anyone should want him to or expect it.

 

[Pavel10]

Bowman and Kennedy spoke everyday. Oh interesting, everyday. So how about the tough calls and the relationship with the two people that were assaulted by Aldrich? Including the minor as well as beach.

Im old enough to remember when Chris Simon called Mike Grier the N word. He didn't only "put in a lot of work with an anti racism advocacy".

He flew to Edmonton, no phone call, and apologized to Grier in person, apparently crying. I can imagine that was not an easy meeting. It's exaclty what is required of bowman.

Apparently the whole Bowman giving a recommendation letter didn't actually happen.

Kennedy has one. I just read it.

Apparently the whole Bowman giving a recommendation letter didn't actually happen.

Kennedy has one. I just read it.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Bowman and Kennedy spoke everyday. Oh interesting, everyday. So how about the tough calls and the relationship with the two people that were assaulted by Aldrich? Including the minor as well as beach.

Im old enough to remember when Chris Simon called Mike Grier the N word. He didn't only "put in a lot of work with an anti racism advocacy".

He flew to Edmonton, no phone call, and apologized to Grier in person, apparently crying. I can imagine that was not an easy meeting. It's exaclty what is required of bowman.


Kennedy has one. I just read it.


Kennedy has one. I just read it.

HE says he has talked to beach.
What did Bowman do to the minor? He didn't write a recommendation or anything with that. Thats on Quennville.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

It's league wide though. How the f*** did Eakins get a second chance?

This league loves rehiring the same old tired garbage.

I'm willing to bet Bowman was the only GM who would agree to keep the coaching staff untouched.

Eakins was just a poor coach, as far as I know he doesn't carry any of the baggage that Bowman does. But most NHL teams are poorly run. The ones that aren't tend to be the champions.

 

[ClydeLee]

Idc who lends him support or wants to spin this to his favour. Does Kyle support him being reinstated? Until I hear support from the victim himself I will stand by my opinion. There are things in life bigger than hockey and he should banned for life from any professional sports. Now he gets gifted the best GM job in the league with a team ready to raise a cup. This is so sickening on so many levels. I mean it not a red cent until he’s gone.

There was way more than 1 victim of Brad Aldrich and some allegedly after the meeting Bowman had about the situation. There's another player in the block & Jenner report called black ace 1, that player is still suing the Blackhawks. Interns alleged he was innaproriate with them including one saying it happened during the cup parade according to the report. They're people Bowman could of helped if Aldrich was already gone by that point like he should have. Then as others here pointed out, there's the high schooler Aldrich was convicted by and also Aldrich allegedly assaulted 2 players he coached at the college Miami of Ohio. If you say you want victims voices to approve it, I would think you want more than Kyle Beach.

But even as a GM, Bowman undeniably failed 2 prospects that could of developed. It was an issue all around as a GM.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Bowman and Kennedy spoke everyday. Oh interesting, everyday. So how about the tough calls and the relationship with the two people that were assaulted by Aldrich? Including the minor as well as beach.

Im old enough to remember when Chris Simon called Mike Grier the N word. He didn't only "put in a lot of work with an anti racism advocacy".

He flew to Edmonton, no phone call, and apologized to Grier in person, apparently crying. I can imagine that was not an easy meeting. It's exaclty what is required of bowman.


Kennedy has one. I just read it.


Kennedy has one. I just read it.

He said he worked with Kyle on occasions.

 

[K1984]

Bowman and Kennedy spoke everyday. Oh interesting, everyday. So how about the tough calls and the relationship with the two people that were assaulted by Aldrich? Including the minor as well as beach.

Im old enough to remember when Chris Simon called Mike Grier the N word. He didn't only "put in a lot of work with an anti racism advocacy".

He flew to Edmonton, no phone call, and apologized to Grier in person, apparently crying. I can imagine that was not an easy meeting. It's exaclty what is required of bowman.


Kennedy has one. I just read it.


Kennedy has one. I just read it.

Bowman should definitely harass Beach and call him daily to check that box for you.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

"I don't like that this goes against what I want to believe (Bowman is irredeemable vile scum), so it must be a conspiracy!"

??? What do you mean?

It can be both things, Kennedy trying to be sincerely, while also getting a donation for his very good cause, right?

Like Bowman has shown VERY little in terms of his growth from what happened, and that letter of recommendation is still a MAJOR problem, because he helped to cause more abuse to occur.

 

[Paralyzer]

So far what Jeff Jackson and Stan Bowman has said, I am liking what I am hearing. Learn from mistakes, move forward with a better stronger hockey culture that will hopefully never cause the same incident as it did before. I do feel he wants to improve. No doubt about it.

 

[dem]

Bowman and Kennedy spoke everyday. Oh interesting, everyday. So how about the tough calls and the relationship with the two people that were assaulted by Aldrich? Including the minor as well as beach.

Im old enough to remember when Chris Simon called Mike Grier the N word. He didn't only "put in a lot of work with an anti racism advocacy".

He flew to Edmonton, no phone call, and apologized to Grier in person, apparently crying. I can imagine that was not an easy meeting. It's exaclty what is required of bowman.


Kennedy has one. I just read it.


Kennedy has one. I just read it.

You understand Stan Bowman didn't rape somebody, right?

This was an organizational failure. Stan Bowman was a part of it.

 

[KlefDown]

unforced error after unforced error when it comes to Oilers past 3 GM's

nefarious work by jeff jackson, 0/10

all the good Oilers have done is now gone

 

[CycloneSweep]

Bowman and Kennedy spoke everyday. Oh interesting, everyday. So how about the tough calls and the relationship with the two people that were assaulted by Aldrich? Including the minor as well as beach.

Im old enough to remember when Chris Simon called Mike Grier the N word. He didn't only "put in a lot of work with an anti racism advocacy".

He flew to Edmonton, no phone call, and apologized to Grier in person, apparently crying. I can imagine that was not an easy meeting. It's exaclty what is required of bowman.


Kennedy has one. I just read it.


Kennedy has one. I just read it.

Im talking about the minor that got assaulted. ORiginally it was reported that Bowman wrote a letter of recommendation for Aldrich that got him that second job. That however was a lie but the media didn't run with the correction so everyone remembers the original report.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

That was Quennville

It was the organization, run by....yeah.

 

[Pavel10]

Bowman should definitely harass Beach and call him daily to check that box for you.

Im not saying call him daily. I'm saying it's comical how everyone acts like calls with Kennedy daily is "putting in the work". Kennedy is NOT the victim here.

 

[K1984]

??? What do you mean?

It can be both things, Kennedy trying to be sincerely, while also getting a donation for his very good cause, right?

Like Bowman has shown VERY little in terms of his growth from what happened, and that letter of recommendation is still a MAJOR problem, because he helped to cause more abuse to occur.

What letter of recommendation? That was Quennville.

You're suggesting that it's a conspiracy that Sheldon Kennedy wrote that recommendation and flew to Edmonton because there was some sort of donation that you, and you only are theorizing was made.

 

[Pavel10]

You understand Stan Bowman didn't rape somebody, right?

This was an organizational failure. Stan Bowman was a part of it.

Yes he covered up for the rapist. The rapist then raped a kid. I understand that. Do you?

 

[K1984]

It was the organization, run by....yeah.

Does every reference you give for someone get cleared by your boss?

Im not saying call him daily. I'm saying it's comical how everyone acts like calls with Kennedy daily is "putting in the work". Kennedy is NOT the victim here.

What would you prefer he did?

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Bowman called Beach last night