NHLPA Executive Director Marty Walsh and Assistant Executive Director Ron Hainsey meet with players and staff Columbus Blue Jackets As part of the investigation into coach Mike Babcock’s review of players’ phones and photos, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported Thursday.
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Spitting ChicletsCo-host Paul Bissonnette reported Tuesday that Babcock asked to see his players’ phones and AirPlaying photos on his office television.
NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said: 32 thoughts podcast in Henderson, Nevada, said the league first became aware of the Babcock allegation on Tuesday morning and that he had spoken to the PA and several players whose account of the photo sharing was not “remotely” consistent with Babcock’s account Bissonnette.
Babcock and Jenner responded to the allegation viaStatements made by the teamTuesday afternoon.
“When meeting with our players and staff, I asked them to share family photos from their mobile phones to get to know them better. There was absolutely nothing more than that,” Babcock explained. “The way this was presentedSpitting ChicletsThe podcast was a gross misrepresentation of these meetings and extremely offensive.
“These meetings were very important and useful, not only for me but also for our players and staff, and portraying them in this way is irresponsible and completely inaccurate.”
Jenner explained: “During the meeting with Babs, he asked me about my family and my heritage, my upcoming wedding and things related to hockey. He then asked me if I had any pictures of my family and I was happy to share some of them with him. He showed me pictures of his family.
“I thought it was a great first meeting and a good way for us to start building a relationship. The fact that this is being blown out of proportion is really disappointing.”
Spitting Chiclets doubled.
Bissonnettetweetedthat he “had this confirmed by countless players” and asked Babcock to push his statement into the background.
“When Columbus players make a statement that Biz and I’s characterizations of Babcock are wrong, just know they are bulls…” tweeted Ryan Whitney, another former player and co-host of the Bissonnette podcast. “I’m sorry to put the players in a difficult position, but Babcock is a complete moron and shouldn’t be coaching in the NHL.”
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When asked if any teammates signaled to him that they were uncomfortable, Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau responded 32 thoughts“Not a single person.”
“It was (Babcock’s) way of getting to know me, and I got to know him,” the winger told Friedman and Jeff Marek. “I didn’t feel uncomfortable at all. I showed him pictures of my family. If I had a problem with it, I would have said, ‘I don’t think I’m happy with it.’ But I didn’t have a problem with it.”
Babcock had been absent from NHL locker rooms since being released by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2019. He signed a two-year, $8 million contract this summer, making him the highest-paid coach in Blue Jackets history.
Babcock’s coaching methods in Detroit and Toronto, particularly his handling of Johan Franzen and Mitch Marner, had come under criticism. But the Stanley Cup and Olympic champion arrived in Columbus promising to open communication with his players while keeping mental health in mind.
Babcock, 60, said he gets help in that department from an expert at Ohio State University and talks to each Blue Jacket about what’s best for them.
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