The Flames announced Tuesday night that Bill Peters would not be behind the bench Wednesday in Buffalo and associate coach Geoff Ward would handle the duties instead as the team's probe continues.
Ex-teammates corroborate former NHL player Akim Aliu's claim that Flames coach Bill Peters used racial slurTwo former teammates of ex-NHL player Akim Aliu on Tuesday corroborated Aliu's allegation that Calgary Flames coach Bill Peters used a racial slur toward him years ago when Aliu played for the American Hockey League’s Rockford IceHogs and Peters was coach.
“He walked in before a morning pregame skate and said, ‘Hey Akim, I’m sick of you playing that , ” Aliu, 30, told TSN on Tuesday. Aliu was with Rockford from 2008-10. The Flames announced Tuesday night that Peters would not be behind the bench Wednesday in Buffalo and associate coach Geoff Ward would handle the duties instead as the team's investigation continues.
Tuesday, defenseman Michal Jordan, who was with Peters on the Carolina Hurricanes, alluded in a tweet to other improper behavior. TSN talked to him after the tweet.
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