The Vancouver Media Thread | Part VIII

[Vector]

“Jeff Marek is no longer with Sportsnet,” a Sportsnet spokesperson told Daily Hive this morning.

 

[tradervik]

Let's be real. If it was just his contract expiring on July 1st, they would've figured out something so that he can do his last shows on radio, be part of the free agency, do the closing out 32 Thoughts etc. And then he probably would've already announced on social media that he's moving on to another opportunities. Instead there's nothing.

Yep, the situation is highly suspicious.

 

[krutovsdonut]

"Unconfirmed draft reasons" to me means some sort of incident may have taken place at the draft which ended his relationship with SportsNet.

it may be intentionally ambiguous word choice, but it kind of implies it has something to do with the draft itself as opposed to something unrelated that happened at the draft.

was he maybe caught spying on yzerman's draft lists?

i kid. i think.

 

[TruGr1t]

“Jeff Marek is no longer with Sportsnet,” a Sportsnet spokesperson told Daily Hive this morning.

Super weird. He left on a red-eye flight from Vegas, has been completely silent since, and nobody is talking. Maybe he did play a little butt-grab in Sin City.

 

[Wisp]

Mrs. Krabappel and Jeff Marek were in the closet at the draft making babies and I saw one of the babies and the baby looked at me

 

[LandfiII]

Jeff Marek deserves whatever he gets after those stupid Airbnb commercials that plague my podcasts.

 

[VanillaCoke]

It sucks for consumers these days because TSN (Bell) and SN (Rogers) are aggressively in the game of cost reduction. Decent media personalities are vanishing and the overall production is starting to suck.

From a financial standpoint, it makes sense to gradually cease ties with these personalities as they are losing a fair share of market share to an oversaturated market of independent podcasters and columnists.

Who's been cut that matters?


Marek, kipper, Bourne, ailish and Co host, Blair ,barker, cabby, Ken Reid, Halford, brough, sat, gazdic, cosentino, irf, mclean, masters, shi, Reda, spittin chiclits(i know some ppl like this schtick) plus a dozen or two more I can't think of could all disappear from media and I think 96.6% of ppl wouldn't care after three and a half days..

The real issue networks have is keeping too many 'personalities' and not utilizing their best talent enough, or poaching talent from other networks.
David Amber, tim Micallef, bieksa, siddal, shipman, plus others could all have elevated roles/shows, and i still think Strombo would be much more successful now.
Even idiots like Steve dangle have an appeal/potential that some network could capitalize on.

 

[TruGr1t]

i still think Strombo would be much more successful now.

God no. He’s largely gone from Canadian media, thankfully.

 

[Vector]

 

[Vector]

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

Can continue confidently on the f*** Rogers train I suppose. Full steam ahead.

 

[Vector]

League and media sources said that Marek gave Seidel a heads up on the picks so that Seidel could better prepare and offer analysis of those selections on social media. Professional sports leagues are known to monitor social media during live events such as drafts; it is also common for leagues to partner with external integrity and compliance firms to monitor social media activity.

In short, Marek was tipping the draft picks to his friend, Mark Seidel. Seidel then would post on twitter to make him seem like a bit of a draft guru. Nothing related to gambling is involved and has been going on for at least 4 years, judging by Seidel's twitter history.

 

[Jyrki21]

League and media sources said that Marek gave Seidel a heads up on the picks so that Seidel could better prepare and offer analysis of those selections on social media. Professional sports leagues are known to monitor social media during live events such as drafts; it is also common for leagues to partner with external integrity and compliance firms to monitor social media activity.

In short, Marek was tipping the draft picks to his friend, Mark Seidel. Seidel then would post on twitter to make him seem like a bit of a draft guru. Nothing related to gambling is involved and has been going on for at least 4 years, judging by Seidel's twitter history.

How did Marek know the picks?

 

[DFAC]

How did Marek know the picks?

NHL told him so he could prepare for interviews ahead of time

Dumb move on Marek’s part to relay the news to his third party friend.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

NHL told him so he could prepare for interviews ahead of time

Dumb move on Marek’s part to relay the news to his third party friend.

The first thing that came to mind on this one was Asshole Face leaking the entire Seattle expansion draft before it happened. But I guess he's not employed by the NHL's main broadcast partner in Canada?

 

[credulous]

marek got fired because he was told the picks in confidence by his employer so he could prep for his interviews as part of his job. and then he leaked them to his buddy

it's not just about leaking the picks it's about breaking trust with his employer

 

[Vector]

The first thing that came to mind on this one was Asshole Face leaking the entire Seattle expansion draft before it happened. But I guess he's not employed by the NHL's main broadcast partner in Canada?

Exactly. He was the Seidel in that situation. This big differences were that wasn’t in Vegas and weren’t jumping into gambling feet first quiet yet.

 

[Vector]

How did Marek know the picks?

NHL told him so he could prepare for interviews ahead of time

Dumb move on Marek’s part to relay the news to his third party friend.

Exactly this. Marek was told by Sportsnet, who is told by the NHL once the pick is registered, so he can prepare and arrange interviews and talking points. Also enough time to text a buddy.

 

[VanillaCoke]

Guy makes dumb decisions at work, gets fired. More news at six.

 

[Jyrki21]

Exactly this. Marek was told by Sportsnet, who is told by the NHL once the pick is registered, so he can prepare and arrange interviews and talking points. Also enough time to text a buddy.

But it's like 60 seconds of lead time we're talking here, right?

Is the idea just his friend is the first guy to hit 'send' on his tweet to earn followers? Does being FiRsT! really confer much of an advantage in this situation?

(I'm not saying Marek didn't engage in misconduct, rather I'm trying to figure out what the benefit really is).

 

[TruGr1t]

They weren't even using the situation to make money on gambling? What a waste.

 

[Vector]

But it's like 60 seconds of lead time we're talking here, right?

Is the idea just his friend is the first guy to hit 'send' on his tweet to earn followers? Does being FiRsT! really confer much of an advantage in this situation?

(I'm not saying Marek didn't engage in misconduct, rather I'm trying to figure out what the benefit really is).

Yes, that’s exactly right. They probably saw it as a bit of fun and a way to promote Seidel as a bit of a draft guru.

 

[Nucker101]

They weren't even using the situation to make money on gambling? What a waste.

As far as I know, sportsbooks closed up draft bets as soon as the draft started.

 

[rypper]

What a dork. Throw away a career so your pal can get some clout.

The silver lining is no more Airbnb ads.

 

[Hansen]

Consequence of a hockey "journalism" market built upon the league feeding morsels to a select few instead of anybody actually doing any sort of digging or actual journalism