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

[CantHaveTkachev]

"were working on improving the culture of hockey".

My man you are the definition of hockey culture. "look I said sorry, cool?"

what response would have satisfied you?

 

[dustrock]

The Oilers weren't the only team offering Bowman a position.

Fine, let them hire him and suffer the consequences. Really not surprised whatsoever.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

what response would have satisfied you?

Him realizing how dreadful this all is and stepping down.

 

[Oildrum]

So throwing it all out there and not hiding it is a poor strategy? Maybe we should just forget the Kyle Beach incident and pretend it never happened? This was their way to get it out there so people know what's been said.

That's not remotely what I am saying, glad you are getting your exercise in jumping to conclusions though. I'm saying the hire shouldn't have happened at all.

Time to just start blocking people - I can't believe people are defending this hire. Wild.

 

[Pavel10]

Honeslty if this team was serious, they can find a job for literally any friend of friend in the Oilers org.

Is there not some role for Kyle beach in the organization.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

What? An organization doesn’t write a recommendation letter. I write them all the time. It’s you personally vouching for a person.

(It’s f***ed that Quenneville did write one)

It's f***ed the Organization didn't stop this person.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

There we go. Bowman had offers on the table.

Further confirming that the NHL is an unserious league.

 

[Mr Kot]

Regardless, as always, I will wait and see. I am going to look at this from the results rather than his past. But if we are talking about his past in terms of hockey trades and signings, it didn't end great. Let's hope we win a cup soon because this hire could implode the team.

 

[Pavel10]

https://www.respectgroupinc.com/

This is the group he was working with. Go read what they do.
Its far more then him just saying "sorry bro".

The founder of the company Sheldon Kennedy is a sexual assault survivor from his coach. This is the guy that Bowman was working with daily.

Yeah I read Kennedy's two page letter.

 

[Donner]

The Oilers weren't the only team offering Bowman a position.

same with Chiarelli and Holland

There are multiple dumb organizations in the NHL

 

[CycloneSweep]

Honeslty if this team was serious, they can find a job for literally any friend of friend in the Oilers org.

Is there not some role for Kyle beach in the organization.

Can we not just f***ing leave Kyle Beach alone? He isn't some flag to be waving around and parading.
He is a victim and he should be allowed to live his life without being harrassed. Leave him alone.

 

[Pavel10]

what response would have satisfied you?

It's just comical talking about improving hockey culture. Oilers are the poster child for awful hockey culture. Just look at who they gave a PTO last year.

 

[StoveTopStauffer]

Further confirming that the NHL is an unserious league.

To be fair it's not the only league that looks the other way for their millionaire club members.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Him realizing how dreadful this all is and stepping down.

so no one deserves a 2nd chance in your opinion?

 

[9911]

There we go. Bowman had offers on the table.

How is that in any way relevant to Oilers feeling like they needed to hire him?

 

[Byron Bitz]

The Oilers weren't the only team offering Bowman a position.

Yes they were

 

[Kamus]

Jackson didn’t consult with the players before this hire

I think he did but might be protecting them by saying he did not. Because if he said yes, McDavid would be getting calls now

 

[ManofSteel55]

Fine, let them hire him and suffer the consequences. Really not surprised whatsoever.

I'm just providing updates here. I agree, I'm still disgusted by this hire.

 

[K1984]

Can we not just f***ing leave Kyle Beach alone? He isn't some flag to be waving around and parading.
He is a victim and he should be allowed to live his life without being harrassed. Leave him alone.

I can’t believe that some people think parading the victim around and juicing him with token jobs is the correct approach.

 

[Pavel10]

Can we not just f***ing leave Kyle Beach alone? He isn't some flag to be waving around and parading.
He is a victim and he should be allowed to live his life without being harrassed. Leave him alone.

Hmm hes got a wife and kids. Coffey was making 500k a year as a red wine consultant.

Yeah let's leave beach alone and not give an offer. I know some non NHL player doesn't need that kind of money.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Further confirming that the NHL is an unserious league.

Have you uh....seen what happens in the NFL?
The shit that the players and people around are comfortable not even hiding?

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

To be fair it's not the only league that looks the other way for their millionaire club members.

Of course, but the NHL is littered with problems at all levels. Lord knows how many Kyle Beachs there are out there.

 

[ManofSteel55]

Yes they were

He literally just said he had conversations with other teams at the presser.

 

[Stauf4Prez]

I think he did but might be protecting them by saying he did not. Because if he said yes, McDavid would be getting calls now

100% this. No way in hell he doesn't talk to Connor and Leon. Same with the Knoblauch hiring/Woodcroft firing.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

2 year suspension and conversations with Sheldon Kennedy leads to being hired to the best GM job in hockey.

I am sorry, but that is basically ZERO consequences. Atonement my ass.

Conversations? Sounds like he was working with the organization almost every day. And he had multiple conversations with Kyle which is good to hear. If Kyle can be okay with him getting back into the NHL I don’t see why we can’t.