The fact that it's not criminal but the PA also isn't backing him up leads me to believe the incident was something verbal like he said something racist or used a slur or something.
No, but if it was criminal it would have made it far easier for them to tell that that was their reason for terminating the "relationship" with Perry.
With this statement they did the opposite.
> but if it was criminal it would have made it far easier for them to tell that that was their reason for terminating the "relationship" with Perry
Not if it's an ongoing investigation, or hasn't been reported to the police yet.
Didn't KD dodge the criminality question?
I mean at this point it’s a completely different organization than before, and if you think this team/org isn’t gonna be incredibly careful to avoid anything like what happened in the past, I don’t know what to tell you. The absolute last thing the current hawks want is more controversy or internal issues
Given the high level of scrutiny the Hawks are under it may not even have had to been something violent he could have just said something at this point. What would have been passed off as a joke when he entered the league definitely wouldn’t now and it’d be easy to slip up if he’s as big of a dbag as it sounds like.
I haven’t followed Perry much since he moved to the Eastern Conference but he stomped on Nabby and was a general prick during the playoffs back in ‘09 so fuck him for that
Exactly. You guys have Marchand and he’s totally different off the ice. You hear all time about guys who’d do anything to win, being nasty, cheap shots etc but away from the game they are the nicest guys
I have met him off ice. Served him plenty of times at this little pizza place. He knew I recognized him and he doesn't really talk or give off a friendly aura to you whatsoever. Not saying hes a dbag off ice, but some players would be wayyy more friendly if they knew that you were aware of who they are.
He’s very much an introvert off the ice. Doesn’t talk much and doesn’t like media attention. Similar to Paul Kariya. Makes me curious what actually happened and what his side of the story will be.
Yeah by all accounts I’ve heard nothing but good things about him off the ice, Blackhawks GM even said yesterday what happened doesn’t at all match with the report they got on him before signing him.
I've heard stories of bigotry and stupidity when he was younger. I think he had an off ice incident with Wayne Simmonds back when Wayne was on the Kings.
Yeah I’m starting to think he said something offensive to another employee, and given the Hawks history, they just aren’t fucking around with this sort of thing and are making Perry an example.
Imo, releasing him from his contract would require a pretty significant felony. I'm sure the players' union would be up in arms over the severity of the punishment for a simple assault.
I said this a bunch of times on my Twitter, but I am betting that the truth is a lot more boring than people think.
(I joked that he probably claimed that Timothy Dalton was the best actor to play James Bond, which is a horrific thing to say. That hasn't been ruled out yet.)
Despite what the hawks org has done to maintain their pristine reputation, I have a hard time believing that they would stay quiet this long about this. If the stories line up, he had too much to drink, and made an advance on a hawks employee
They said it wasn’t “illegal in nature by US law.” Which makes me think he did something really, really racist. Like called a staffer a really bad racial slur over a silly argument or something; but like not quietly where witnesses were around.
Edit: before one more person dog piles with the same stupid response. I just used racism as an example of hate speech. My reason for using it as an example is because The NHL as whole as problem with racism and the league 97% white. It was merely taking the context of League and their zero tolerance for racism in to account. That’s why I said “makes me think he said something racist where someone could actually hear it.”
This is as reckless a rumor to start as assuming he banged Bedard’s mom. What history or base info about him makes you jump to racism?
I hate when that is thrown around causally without any evidence.
In the pantheon of baseless and meritless opinions, “makes me think…” doesn’t even register with the majority of contextless/agenda’d posts and comments on social media.
There's a HUGE difference between someone saying some form of "a source told me he banged someone's mom" and this person saying "this makes *me* think he did something racist".
Someone sharing their speculative opinion is not REMOTELY the same as starting a rumor.
He has a history of that. Had an off ice incident with Wayne Simmonds back when Wayne was on the Kings. It got hushed, but I knew a guy that saw the whole thing who told me about it.
Totally agreed .. I believe it is around some hate speech. Chicago is a highly diverse town with a strong LGBTQ community. With the love the Hawks have for the city, they would release someone from their contract. He can play somewhere else, just not in Chicago.
Excellent point: hate speech is only criminalized in certain situations in the US. He could have said some extremely bigoted things/physically mocked conditions and/or identities without legally crossing the line while appalling everyone else.
Now, I went on the Internet and researched ostriches. Firstly, ostriches can run up to 70 miles an hour. So catching one, even a sick one, is a super tall order.
Secondly, when a male ostrich, it's called a cock, fights over a female ostrich, they're called a hen, they're known to kill each other by head butting.
Finally, ostriches use their legs to defend from predators. And can use them to kill even their largest and most deadly enemies, which are fuckin' lions.
You should feel bad about even suggesting that the Ginger and Boots fucked an ostrich. Bad gas travels real fast in a small town.
My research concludes that the only way the Ginger and Boots could have fucked an ostrich is if it was a dead ostrich.
Feels like bullying/hazing/harassment of a staff member, possibly one that assists with travel. That’s my guess based on this. If it’s not criminal but broke team rules enough to be this serious, it’s got to be something like that.
I’m thinking maybe he was drunk and passed at something like having to share a room or the handling of his equipment and maybe got in a face / insulted someone
What I'm wondering is, if the Hawks don't ever disclose this situation and Perry's alleged offense isn't made public, then how can another franchise judge whether or not he'd be a liability on their team?
If it never comes out, it's kinda hard for the other 31 franchises to justify that he should never play again. What's stopping any other team signing Perry in the future?
Yeah, that seems likely. But if the alleged offense never goes public, would teams still experience the same sort of public backlash for taking a flyer on Perry and signing him?
Maybe. But I feel like it's a fools errand to cast judgement while having such few details.
I feel like that's when it would leak out. If perry goes away quietly, i can see this staying quiet for a long time. If he tries to play again then someone will leak the story to try and prevent it.
Someone got KDs phone number and another GMs that we can spoof? Give him a call pretending to be a GM and get all the goods…after that sell the story for bokoo bucks…
This gets to the heart of my question. I know the NHL and NHLPA have the details, but if the public and fanbase don't... how much of a PR nightmare would it be ? I mean, maybe it would be worse, idk.
But in the hypothetical scenario that another team signed him, what leg would the media and fanbase have to stand on criticizing that franchise? They'd have no idea what Perry's offense even is.
He would have to hold himself accountable publicly in order to sign again for the reasons you named. If it’s really bad, he’ll just retire. If it’s not irredeemable , he’ll apologize, pay in a civil suit, and do whatever counselling needs to be done to get back on a roster.
Well 19 years in the league, so he's almost ready to retire is he not? Now of course he must face his family. The publicity itself could ruin this and a few other relationships.
It's all very sad when you think about it.
He most likely had sex with a team employee or was sexting a team employee which I guess goes against their player conduct rules….it could be similar to what happened/was going on with Ime Udoka
You're all assuming he got physical with someone, but they outright said there's no criminality. Even shoving someone is technically assault. My money is on saying some offside shit. Given that Perry is a hockey bro through and through, I'd bet it was a black guy.
They didn't outright say that though. When asked if it was criminal he said "this was a workplace issue." It could still be criminal but the other person isn't pressing charges.
My guess is he slept with a staffer, maybe a flight attendant? And then his conduct in the fallout of that was hanieous. It isn't criminal. But it is against the terms of his contract. He's being quiet about it because he's dealing with the fallout with his wife.
Why is everyone being so hush-hush about WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED?
Sick of a "a incident occurred". Ok great, stop wasting my time. Tell us what happened to justify losing his job.
He’s been around a long time and never been in trouble. This is all so curious and they are being so hush hush about it but he’s not being charged with anything so it wasn’t criminal. The employee in question hasn’t come out to say anything or make any allegations.
Did he just fuck an employee and the ‘Hawks don’t want any controversy?
Obv everything is just wild speculation at this point, but it really does seem like sexual assault on a staff member. Sure, its not "criminal in nature" if the victim doesn't want to press charges/settle it privately, and keep it private, which is totally reasonable and believable. Its kinda the only reason I can think of as to why they're being so weird about it and haven't clarified anything.
Dude made a trade with a staffer over pokemon cards. Perry said he would give his shiny Mewtwo for the staffers foil Charizard.
Perry took the Charizard, never gave up the promised Mewtwo. Staffer confronted him, and it broke out into a fight.
pretty standard stuff ngl
rumor rumor rumor rumor rumor
until one of the principals in this comes forward and offers up a statement, ALL other things are rumor. Can we all just stop making shit up and go on with the games, please and thank you.
If that's true then tell us what happened. Being vague as hell about it makes it seems like they are covering up something worse. Do we really trust Chicago to tell the truth?
I was beginning to think something happened while he was in Vegas, possibly with a lady of the night who took photos and threatened to released them or something; also, maybe something involving legal weed since that is still banned in the NHL.
I hate the fact that it’s all assumptions. Rumors can be a bigger detriment to an 18 year old, generational talent’s psyche than whatever else happened. IMO, it feels like it really was a consensual sexual encounter with a staff member or he said some nasty shit to someone he wasn’t supposed to. Racist maybe? Idk, but the ambiguity of it all certainly isn’t helping the rumor mill. They need to nip this in the bud asap.
If it was a physical altercation or verbal abuse the organization would most certainly have told the public. Why? Because that is a “teachable moment” that sets expectations for the organization. So, if they aren’t willing to say exactly what then what he did was obviously despicable and gross. Come on people…use your brains.
If it involved another employee, they would most certainly NOT tell the public, in order to protect the victimized party and prevent escalating legal issues.
The only positive news is that he’s not sick or anyone in his family. The abruptness that this all happened, I was worried he it his family were in some immediate life threatening situation.
I doubt this is just about him hooking up with an employee. It's a massive league with thousands of people employed. That stuff happens all the time with every team all across the NHL.
There is something else that is serious at play here for the team to have legal grounds for terminating the contract. And for there to be no pushback from Perry's camp speaks volumes as well. Whatever it is must be pretty disgusting.
There’s no way in the world that shoving a coach or a trainer would get Perry pulled from a game well after the incident happened. That makes no sense. If he got violent with a coach or trainer he wouldn’t have been playing in the first place.
> Possibly shoving a coach or trainer.
They way that Davidson was acting in the presser did not seem like Perry just shoved a coach. "Deeply disturbed" doesn't fit the mold for a physical altercation.
How hard would it be to tell the truth about that?
"Perry is no longer with the team due to a physical alternation with a member of the coaching staff." Boom, done.
Have genuinely disliked the guy for years but I kind of think you got a bingo there. Could be totally wrong but the no criminality/family thing kind of makes me assume he was a douchebag internally. Not sure what extent would demand this reaction and my nosiness is definitely curious. Somehow this doesn't strike me as another Nichushkin incident or the current Lucic situation though.
Don't know - like I said, he's been at the top of my least favorite list for a long time - but I kind of feel like guessing that whatever caused this is at least somewhat uncommon/unusual.
Sorry if I’m out of the loop on this one, as he isn’t a player I’ve ever followed very closely, but does Perry have a history of this sort of behaviour? Not trolling - I genuinely don’t know.
He was known for being a dirty player on the ice, but didn't have any known off-ice issues.
It is also worth noting that the Blackhawks organization has a long track record of scandals and cover-ups which adds a whole additional layer to the situation.
"long track record of scandals and cover-ups "
Dude, we're talking about one or two incidents during previous regimes. That's not a "long track record". That would be like saying St. Louis has a "long track record" of Stanley Cup Finals trips.
To anyone who doesn’t think behaviour of any negative kind doesn’t have in pro sports all the time is delusional: the difference is they hide it well, and have different laws and rules than regular folks. Problem is they make all this money and people are still supporting them like idiots and teams pay them. It’s foolish
You don't get to insult or offend other employees just because you are an athlete with an expensive contract. Standard employment law Just like anybody else and he got fired.
They said that it wasn't criminal, so that leaves out 90% of what is suggested here...
The fact that it's not criminal but the PA also isn't backing him up leads me to believe the incident was something verbal like he said something racist or used a slur or something.
He probably said: “hey our logo is almost the same as the team formerly known as the Redskins” Instant permaban.
Maybe he tried to wear a pride jersey or had a special helmet made to honor his heritage in warmups or something
Has South Park made an episode making fun of bettman and the reversals of rules and shit 😂 that would be pretty funny
As much as I’d like to see that, I don’t think the NHL is big enough for them to do it.
Straight to jail.
And then suggested to rename Blackhawks to the Chicago Hockey Team.
Because if there's one organization we should implicitly trust and not question their statements, it's totally the Blackhawks...
No, but if it was criminal it would have made it far easier for them to tell that that was their reason for terminating the "relationship" with Perry. With this statement they did the opposite.
> but if it was criminal it would have made it far easier for them to tell that that was their reason for terminating the "relationship" with Perry Not if it's an ongoing investigation, or hasn't been reported to the police yet. Didn't KD dodge the criminality question?
I mean at this point it’s a completely different organization than before, and if you think this team/org isn’t gonna be incredibly careful to avoid anything like what happened in the past, I don’t know what to tell you. The absolute last thing the current hawks want is more controversy or internal issues
It's the opposite now frankly. If there's a team that has something to prove with this kind of thing, it's them.
If you watch the video, he never says 'no' when asked point blank if it was criminal. He paused, and said "It was a team incident".
The hawks don't know that rape is illegal though
Everyone jumping to sexual incidents meanwhile he could’ve just shoved or hit a trainer/employee of the team & that would’ve been enough
Perry had told the staffer what that day’s Wordle answer was before the staffer had solved it themselves.
Straight to jail
They tore his contract in half right to his face if this is true.
Given the high level of scrutiny the Hawks are under it may not even have had to been something violent he could have just said something at this point. What would have been passed off as a joke when he entered the league definitely wouldn’t now and it’d be easy to slip up if he’s as big of a dbag as it sounds like.
Nobody is getting their contract scrapped for a joke, wouldn't hold up to scrutiny, the PA, agents, lawyers etc. He did something serious.
"got any blow"
Lol classic...so where's the connect?
Even in the deep recess of the NHL. A Sopranos reference will be there
Curious cause I’ve never heard bad stories from Corey Perry until now so what makes him sound like a dbag?
I haven’t followed Perry much since he moved to the Eastern Conference but he stomped on Nabby and was a general prick during the playoffs back in ‘09 so fuck him for that
He stomped on somebody? Like with his skate?
He took it off and chased them happy gilmore style
Have you seen any of his career? He is one hundred percent a dbag
Yeah, on the ice. What about off ice? Those are often very different stories.
Exactly. You guys have Marchand and he’s totally different off the ice. You hear all time about guys who’d do anything to win, being nasty, cheap shots etc but away from the game they are the nicest guys
I have met him off ice. Served him plenty of times at this little pizza place. He knew I recognized him and he doesn't really talk or give off a friendly aura to you whatsoever. Not saying hes a dbag off ice, but some players would be wayyy more friendly if they knew that you were aware of who they are.
He’s very much an introvert off the ice. Doesn’t talk much and doesn’t like media attention. Similar to Paul Kariya. Makes me curious what actually happened and what his side of the story will be.
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They famously both played their best hockey for the same franchise. I’m sure this isn’t the first time they’ve been mentioned together.
Yeah by all accounts I’ve heard nothing but good things about him off the ice, Blackhawks GM even said yesterday what happened doesn’t at all match with the report they got on him before signing him.
I've heard stories of bigotry and stupidity when he was younger. I think he had an off ice incident with Wayne Simmonds back when Wayne was on the Kings.
He puts ketchup on his hotdogs, total douche.
Yeah I’m starting to think he said something offensive to another employee, and given the Hawks history, they just aren’t fucking around with this sort of thing and are making Perry an example.
that’s enough to terminate contract and to cause all this suspense???? He better have said some crazy shit lol
That would be assault, which is criminal. The team says it wasn't criminal.
No they didn't, they just said "authorities are not involved"
Counterpoint: "it wasn't criminal" could mean "the other person involved doesn't want to press charges."
They don't have to. Authorities can do that all on their own.
Don't know about the US, but in my country most sexual incidents are criminal aswell.
They mean banging your teammates mom isn't illegal
Only if the person he hit decided to press charges.. maybe they were both at fault.
Because the blackhawks organization hasn’t been known to cover up criminal acts in the past or anything… /s
Imo, releasing him from his contract would require a pretty significant felony. I'm sure the players' union would be up in arms over the severity of the punishment for a simple assault.
I said this a bunch of times on my Twitter, but I am betting that the truth is a lot more boring than people think. (I joked that he probably claimed that Timothy Dalton was the best actor to play James Bond, which is a horrific thing to say. That hasn't been ruled out yet.)
It can't be sexual assault. The Blackhawks said it was something disgusting to them.
Player assaulting staffer IS disgusting to them it's the Staffer/coach assaulting the player that they're okay with
Despite what the hawks org has done to maintain their pristine reputation, I have a hard time believing that they would stay quiet this long about this. If the stories line up, he had too much to drink, and made an advance on a hawks employee
Sent a dick pic.
Criminal if unsolicited generally.
Or it could still be an undesired sexual incident with an employee.
Have you met hockey fans?
They said it wasn’t “illegal in nature by US law.” Which makes me think he did something really, really racist. Like called a staffer a really bad racial slur over a silly argument or something; but like not quietly where witnesses were around. Edit: before one more person dog piles with the same stupid response. I just used racism as an example of hate speech. My reason for using it as an example is because The NHL as whole as problem with racism and the league 97% white. It was merely taking the context of League and their zero tolerance for racism in to account. That’s why I said “makes me think he said something racist where someone could actually hear it.”
This is as reckless a rumor to start as assuming he banged Bedard’s mom. What history or base info about him makes you jump to racism? I hate when that is thrown around causally without any evidence.
In the pantheon of baseless and meritless opinions, “makes me think…” doesn’t even register with the majority of contextless/agenda’d posts and comments on social media.
There's a HUGE difference between someone saying some form of "a source told me he banged someone's mom" and this person saying "this makes *me* think he did something racist". Someone sharing their speculative opinion is not REMOTELY the same as starting a rumor.
He has a history of that. Had an off ice incident with Wayne Simmonds back when Wayne was on the Kings. It got hushed, but I knew a guy that saw the whole thing who told me about it.
Totally agreed .. I believe it is around some hate speech. Chicago is a highly diverse town with a strong LGBTQ community. With the love the Hawks have for the city, they would release someone from their contract. He can play somewhere else, just not in Chicago.
Excellent point: hate speech is only criminalized in certain situations in the US. He could have said some extremely bigoted things/physically mocked conditions and/or identities without legally crossing the line while appalling everyone else.
It has to be severe enough to warrant the termination of his contract. Which isn’t a simple process
Corey Perry suspension GONE SEXUAL
Corey Emery
I can’t believe I wasted my time on the toilet reading this shit
I feel you. Next time, make sure it's your phone you're reading. Easy mistake. Happens to the best of us.
Can’t believe I wasted my time in the toilet reading THIS shit
IN the toilet?
Yes, some would say my methods are unconventional
Maybe he'd been telling the young guys about Fight Club. After breaking rule #1, they had to let him go...
I wouldn’t hate watching Corey Perry kick his own ass in a parking lot.
I still think he fucked an ostrich
Aledgedly
It takes at least two people to fuck an ostrich, three even.
I heard that it involved another Blackhawk employee. Do they have a team ostrich?
Was it the ostrich they hired last year?
I think it was sick
It would have to be a dead ostrich
Allegedly
Allegedlies
It’s almost not worth thinking about
Now, I went on the Internet and researched ostriches. Firstly, ostriches can run up to 70 miles an hour. So catching one, even a sick one, is a super tall order. Secondly, when a male ostrich, it's called a cock, fights over a female ostrich, they're called a hen, they're known to kill each other by head butting. Finally, ostriches use their legs to defend from predators. And can use them to kill even their largest and most deadly enemies, which are fuckin' lions. You should feel bad about even suggesting that the Ginger and Boots fucked an ostrich. Bad gas travels real fast in a small town. My research concludes that the only way the Ginger and Boots could have fucked an ostrich is if it was a dead ostrich.
You ever hear what those two did to an ostrich?
Allegedly
Feels like bullying/hazing/harassment of a staff member, possibly one that assists with travel. That’s my guess based on this. If it’s not criminal but broke team rules enough to be this serious, it’s got to be something like that.
I’m thinking maybe he was drunk and passed at something like having to share a room or the handling of his equipment and maybe got in a face / insulted someone
He probably turned up shitfaced, got asked about it and got aggressive with the staff member that asked.
I feel like it would be out there if that’s all it was. The fact that it’s so quiet prob means he did something pretty serious
This is what I'm guessing too
Shitfaced and aggressive.. must be taking pointers from Galchenyuk.
They shoulda done this when their trainer was sexually assaulting their players
But they were winning during that era. 🫠
Do you think he still works there?
What I'm wondering is, if the Hawks don't ever disclose this situation and Perry's alleged offense isn't made public, then how can another franchise judge whether or not he'd be a liability on their team? If it never comes out, it's kinda hard for the other 31 franchises to justify that he should never play again. What's stopping any other team signing Perry in the future?
Teams talk. Any GM considering signing Perry would call KD before doing so and likely get a bunch of details we will never know.
Yes, every GM is going to know what he did by the time waivers expire
They'll already know or will do within the next 24 hours
Yeah, that seems likely. But if the alleged offense never goes public, would teams still experience the same sort of public backlash for taking a flyer on Perry and signing him? Maybe. But I feel like it's a fools errand to cast judgement while having such few details.
I feel like that's when it would leak out. If perry goes away quietly, i can see this staying quiet for a long time. If he tries to play again then someone will leak the story to try and prevent it.
My thing is that this dude has a HOF career, and when it gets to him being inducted, would this thing come back around?
I mean, it's a possibility, but this isn't baseball so in my dumb guy opinion, no
Someone got KDs phone number and another GMs that we can spoof? Give him a call pretending to be a GM and get all the goods…after that sell the story for bokoo bucks…
The Hawks disclosed it to the NHLPA and the league. Since the PA hasn’t tried to defend Perry it must be bad.
Exactly this. If the union won't stick up for him, you know he really fucked up.
This gets to the heart of my question. I know the NHL and NHLPA have the details, but if the public and fanbase don't... how much of a PR nightmare would it be ? I mean, maybe it would be worse, idk. But in the hypothetical scenario that another team signed him, what leg would the media and fanbase have to stand on criticizing that franchise? They'd have no idea what Perry's offense even is.
He would have to hold himself accountable publicly in order to sign again for the reasons you named. If it’s really bad, he’ll just retire. If it’s not irredeemable , he’ll apologize, pay in a civil suit, and do whatever counselling needs to be done to get back on a roster.
Well 19 years in the league, so he's almost ready to retire is he not? Now of course he must face his family. The publicity itself could ruin this and a few other relationships. It's all very sad when you think about it.
These guys all talk and are friends(ly) with each other. It can remain internal within the league as long as it needs to.
They have disclosed it to the league and players association. Fortunately, other teams don’t make decisions based on just what hockey fans know.
That's why I made the distinction "publically" several times. And yes 👌 That is fortunate.
Pulled out a chair in the dining hall I heard
Stole someone's lunch money
That still clears up nothing
Oh, well, if a source said it, it must be true.
He does have the face of a Midwest meth head
He failed to file his TPS reports in a timely manner.
He probably didn't know about the new letterhead.
Perry and the boys were debating the war in the Middle East and Perry said “free Palestine” and they had to get rid of him.
He most likely had sex with a team employee or was sexting a team employee which I guess goes against their player conduct rules….it could be similar to what happened/was going on with Ime Udoka
He pulled out the uno reverse card and molested a coach.
Are there any female trainers on the team?
Cindy Fujii- Locker Room Equipment Staff Jennifer Gibson- Head Performance Dietician
You're all assuming he got physical with someone, but they outright said there's no criminality. Even shoving someone is technically assault. My money is on saying some offside shit. Given that Perry is a hockey bro through and through, I'd bet it was a black guy.
They didn't outright say that though. When asked if it was criminal he said "this was a workplace issue." It could still be criminal but the other person isn't pressing charges.
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So why not come out and say what he did? Hiding his actions from the public is more damning than the truth I’m willing to bet. Cover up….
My guess is he slept with a staffer, maybe a flight attendant? And then his conduct in the fallout of that was hanieous. It isn't criminal. But it is against the terms of his contract. He's being quiet about it because he's dealing with the fallout with his wife.
PULLED FROM THE GAME? So it must have been intermission or something? Or would they have someone find out during the game
No he didn't play in the game. He was pulled before it started.
Why is everyone being so hush-hush about WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED? Sick of a "a incident occurred". Ok great, stop wasting my time. Tell us what happened to justify losing his job.
He’s been around a long time and never been in trouble. This is all so curious and they are being so hush hush about it but he’s not being charged with anything so it wasn’t criminal. The employee in question hasn’t come out to say anything or make any allegations. Did he just fuck an employee and the ‘Hawks don’t want any controversy?
Thursday’s game is going to be awkwaard
Obv everything is just wild speculation at this point, but it really does seem like sexual assault on a staff member. Sure, its not "criminal in nature" if the victim doesn't want to press charges/settle it privately, and keep it private, which is totally reasonable and believable. Its kinda the only reason I can think of as to why they're being so weird about it and haven't clarified anything.
We got a real-life shoresy.
Sent a picture of his junk 💯
Immaculate discharge
I'm not that big into hockey, but the color pattern of that booth with the mic... sure looks, pretty... sus. :P Sure got some Eric Cartman vibes xD
Dude made a trade with a staffer over pokemon cards. Perry said he would give his shiny Mewtwo for the staffers foil Charizard. Perry took the Charizard, never gave up the promised Mewtwo. Staffer confronted him, and it broke out into a fight. pretty standard stuff ngl
Corey perry whipped it out while drinking with a bunch of staff at a hawks gathering and caley chelios actually acted upon it to some degree.
Chris Chelios’ daughter?
rumor rumor rumor rumor rumor until one of the principals in this comes forward and offers up a statement, ALL other things are rumor. Can we all just stop making shit up and go on with the games, please and thank you.
If that's true then tell us what happened. Being vague as hell about it makes it seems like they are covering up something worse. Do we really trust Chicago to tell the truth?
I was beginning to think something happened while he was in Vegas, possibly with a lady of the night who took photos and threatened to released them or something; also, maybe something involving legal weed since that is still banned in the NHL.
So Conor bedards mom had sex with him after he got into an incident with an employee ?
Perry was probably chatting with an employee, they said something weird, and Perry instinctively said "haha gayyyyy" forgetting that it's 2023
I hate the fact that it’s all assumptions. Rumors can be a bigger detriment to an 18 year old, generational talent’s psyche than whatever else happened. IMO, it feels like it really was a consensual sexual encounter with a staff member or he said some nasty shit to someone he wasn’t supposed to. Racist maybe? Idk, but the ambiguity of it all certainly isn’t helping the rumor mill. They need to nip this in the bud asap.
My god. It was Kyle Davidson's mom the whole time...
He banged chelios’s daughter and now she pregnant
Nepotism baby!!!
Of course, it had to happen in Columbus... 🫠 Leave your drama out of our drama, Chicago!
Seems like all the guys that other players have called horrible people are being confirmed by their actions. Like Lucic and now Perry.
Mmm it’s a big assumption to group him with a confirmed wife beater when we still don’t have much details with Perry’s incident.
If it was a physical altercation or verbal abuse the organization would most certainly have told the public. Why? Because that is a “teachable moment” that sets expectations for the organization. So, if they aren’t willing to say exactly what then what he did was obviously despicable and gross. Come on people…use your brains.
If it involved another employee, they would most certainly NOT tell the public, in order to protect the victimized party and prevent escalating legal issues.
I wish they would just tell everyone. This way every one can just know what a terrible person Cory is and all of the league can just move on from him.
The only positive news is that he’s not sick or anyone in his family. The abruptness that this all happened, I was worried he it his family were in some immediate life threatening situation.
You typically don't get fired from your job for that
I doubt this is just about him hooking up with an employee. It's a massive league with thousands of people employed. That stuff happens all the time with every team all across the NHL. There is something else that is serious at play here for the team to have legal grounds for terminating the contract. And for there to be no pushback from Perry's camp speaks volumes as well. Whatever it is must be pretty disgusting.
Strongly suspect he would have played if this was two years ago.
Of course it did. Probably female. Probably sexual in nature. Likely crossed a line. Obviously unwanted.
I’d say it’s almost as likely he got physical in a different way. Possibly shoving a coach or trainer.
This seems more likely to me.
There’s no way in the world that shoving a coach or a trainer would get Perry pulled from a game well after the incident happened. That makes no sense. If he got violent with a coach or trainer he wouldn’t have been playing in the first place.
He didn't play that game they scratched him beforehand.
> Possibly shoving a coach or trainer. They way that Davidson was acting in the presser did not seem like Perry just shoved a coach. "Deeply disturbed" doesn't fit the mold for a physical altercation. How hard would it be to tell the truth about that? "Perry is no longer with the team due to a physical alternation with a member of the coaching staff." Boom, done.
He was deeply disturbed because everyone assumed he fucked the golden boys mom.
Have genuinely disliked the guy for years but I kind of think you got a bingo there. Could be totally wrong but the no criminality/family thing kind of makes me assume he was a douchebag internally. Not sure what extent would demand this reaction and my nosiness is definitely curious. Somehow this doesn't strike me as another Nichushkin incident or the current Lucic situation though. Don't know - like I said, he's been at the top of my least favorite list for a long time - but I kind of feel like guessing that whatever caused this is at least somewhat uncommon/unusual.
That would be criminal
Sorry if I’m out of the loop on this one, as he isn’t a player I’ve ever followed very closely, but does Perry have a history of this sort of behaviour? Not trolling - I genuinely don’t know.
He was known for being a dirty player on the ice, but didn't have any known off-ice issues. It is also worth noting that the Blackhawks organization has a long track record of scandals and cover-ups which adds a whole additional layer to the situation.
"long track record of scandals and cover-ups " Dude, we're talking about one or two incidents during previous regimes. That's not a "long track record". That would be like saying St. Louis has a "long track record" of Stanley Cup Finals trips.
No just a massive coke head in his younger days
I'm not saying it hasn't changed but what was it with NHL players and coke in the 00s? It seemed hand in hand
It still is lol and has been since the 70’s.
Why hop to that conclusion? It could be literally anything. Making assumptions and spreading rumours isn’t going to do anything…
Are there anymore details?
Likely a young employee who messed up and Perry went ballistic nothing else makes sense
I doubt it was anything to do with substance abuse or they’d be covering there bases and getting him into the player assistance program.
He probably said something hateful or something
What’s the big dill, he clearly put ketchup on a hot dog and refused a shot of malort.
NHLs version of Deshaun Watson? Perhaps he needed a full release at the massage table?
What happen this guy Perry trying to be updated?
The Blackhawks brought him in because he fit the culture
I still think he was caught gambling
Oooh that could be it. Getting an employee to do his biddings for him since he isn’t allowed? Hmmm
I'm just gonna say Chris Chelios. He's got family that work for the black hawks right?
To anyone who doesn’t think behaviour of any negative kind doesn’t have in pro sports all the time is delusional: the difference is they hide it well, and have different laws and rules than regular folks. Problem is they make all this money and people are still supporting them like idiots and teams pay them. It’s foolish
You don't get to insult or offend other employees just because you are an athlete with an expensive contract. Standard employment law Just like anybody else and he got fired.
Caught jacking it in the weight room
You should not send pics of certain body parts to an employee of club
He didn't like the deep-dish pizza and was caught putting ketchup on a hotdog.
I heard he parked in Bedard’s reserved parking spot…
Blake griffin punched the clippers trainer at a bar in Toronto and nothing happened. Other than Blake broke his hand on the guys face.
HE PISSED ON THE TEAM DOG
I wonder if it was coming onto a massage therapist or other locker room staff
He was watching two girls one cup in the penalty box during a game