We, the general public and fans of the NHL, hereby request that the NHL, all governing bodies and said entities consider our plea to fire current NHL Senior Vice President of Player Safety Brendan Shanahan. It is our belief that Mr. Shanahan has shown a wanton disregard in his duties as SVP of Player Safety. Mr Shanahan has established a dangerous track record throughout this, the 2011-12 NHL season as showing preferential treatment to players the league would deem 'star' players.
While we applaud Mr. Shanahan is his consistency in upholding safety issues related to repeat offenders, we take issue with the fact that punishment to first time offenders rarely is consistent and in line with any other punishment. We've seen punishments range from simple $2,500 fines to players missing up to and including 3 games for initial infractions.
As such, we the general public and fans of the greatest game on Earth request that Mr. Shanahan either be fired from his position, consider resigning due to conflict of interest, or reassess the punishments he doles out to become more consistent across the board, regardless of whether a player is a 'big ticket' player, or not.
Sincerely,
NHL Fans Everywhere
I have finished drafting a formal request detailing the specific inconsistencies in disciplinary rulings that I intend to submit to the league office this week. My focus remains on documenting the trend of unequal enforcement so that it cannot be dismissed as mere observation.
6 Comments
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Anonymous
3 years ago
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Why not hire a real hockey president and gm. Bfendan should resign after recent crushing by the florida panthers. How many more hundreds of millions is he going to flush down the toilet. Where is the accountability ?
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Jackie Barrett
12 years ago
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Brendan Shanahan is also well known for issuing suspensions when an offending player incurred a Minor Penalty for that offence.
Under NHL rules, suspensions can only be issued if a player incurs two Major Penalties and Game Misconduct or a Match Penalty.
In other words, its ok to suspend Shawn Thornton for maliciously attacking Brooks Orpik since he incurred a Match Penalty, but not Dion Phaneuf or David Clarkson whom got suspended despite getting Minor Penalties.
Since Brendan Shanahan thinks he can issue suspensions anytime he wants and go against NHL rules, the NHL has to get rid of him sooner rather than later.
Otherwise, Shanahan's heavy handed reign of disciplinary terror will continue, and giving the NHL a bad name.
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Dave Hart
14 years ago
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SHANAHAN IS A JOKE. STOP LETTING THE BIG NAMES GET AWAY WITH MURDER WHILE THE GRINDERS GET SUSPENDED FOR NOTHING. GET HIM OUT NOW.
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Kevin Lawson
14 years ago
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Its pretty obvious he plays favorites. How anyone can sit there and defend these rulings is beyond me. Total bias.
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Mike Ross
14 years ago
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The inconsistency is driving me crazy. One guy gets 5 games for a love tap and another gets a fine for an elbow to the head. Shanny has to go.
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Sarah McKenzie
14 years ago
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He has no idea what he is doing. Ruining the game for the rest of us.
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We, the general public and fans of the NHL, hereby request that the NHL, all governing bodies and said entities consider our plea to fire current NHL Senior Vice President of Player Safety Brendan Shanahan. It is our belief that Mr. Shanahan has shown a wanton disregard in his duties as SVP of Player Safety. Mr Shanahan has established a dangerous track record throughout this, the 2011-12 NHL season as showing preferential treatment to players the league would deem 'star' players.
While we applaud Mr. Shanahan is his consistency in upholding safety issues related to repeat offenders, we take issue with the fact that punishment to first time offenders rarely is consistent and in line with any other punishment. We've seen punishments range from simple $2,500 fines to players missing up to and including 3 games for initial infractions.
As such, we the general public and fans of the greatest game on Earth request that Mr. Shanahan either be fired from his position, consider resigning due to conflict of interest, or reassess the punishments he doles out to become more consistent across the board, regardless of whether a player is a 'big ticket' player, or not.
Sincerely,
NHL Fans Everywhere
I have finished drafting a formal request detailing the specific inconsistencies in disciplinary rulings that I intend to submit to the league office this week. My focus remains on documenting the trend of unequal enforcement so that it cannot be dismissed as mere observation.
6 Comments
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Anonymous
3 years ago
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Why not hire a real hockey president and gm. Bfendan should resign after recent crushing by the florida panthers. How many more hundreds of millions is he going to flush down the toilet. Where is the accountability ?
J
Jackie Barrett
12 years ago
Featured
Brendan Shanahan is also well known for issuing suspensions when an offending player incurred a Minor Penalty for that offence.
Under NHL rules, suspensions can only be issued if a player incurs two Major Penalties and Game Misconduct or a Match Penalty.
In other words, its ok to suspend Shawn Thornton for maliciously attacking Brooks Orpik since he incurred a Match Penalty, but not Dion Phaneuf or David Clarkson whom got suspended despite getting Minor Penalties.
Since Brendan Shanahan thinks he can issue suspensions anytime he wants and go against NHL rules, the NHL has to get rid of him sooner rather than later.
Otherwise, Shanahan's heavy handed reign of disciplinary terror will continue, and giving the NHL a bad name.
D
Dave Hart
14 years ago
Featured
SHANAHAN IS A JOKE. STOP LETTING THE BIG NAMES GET AWAY WITH MURDER WHILE THE GRINDERS GET SUSPENDED FOR NOTHING. GET HIM OUT NOW.
K
Kevin Lawson
14 years ago
Featured
Its pretty obvious he plays favorites. How anyone can sit there and defend these rulings is beyond me. Total bias.
M
Mike Ross
14 years ago
Featured
The inconsistency is driving me crazy. One guy gets 5 games for a love tap and another gets a fine for an elbow to the head. Shanny has to go.
S
Sarah McKenzie
14 years ago
Featured
He has no idea what he is doing. Ruining the game for the rest of us.
Why not hire a real hockey president and gm. Bfendan should resign after recent crushing by the florida panthers. How many more hundreds of millions is he going to flush down the toilet. Where is the accountability ?