Posts About "Bill Peters"
Bill Peters Resigns as Flames Head Coach
November 29th, 2019 On Friday, it was announced during a press conference that the Calgary Flames have accepted the resignation of Bill Peters. Geoff Ward will serve as interim head coach and Peters will be out as head coach effective immediately. The official announcement from the Flames reads: This morning, #Flames GM Brad Treliving received and...
Flames Trying to Focus on Hockey Amidst Bill Peters' Uncertain Future
November 27th, 2019 BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Calgary Flames are doing their best to focus on hockey with the future of head coach Bill Peters still up in air amidst allegations he directed racist comments at one of his players in the minors 10 years ago. Peters is still employed by the team, but will not be behind the bench when the Flames...
NHL Rumors: Fleury, Avalanche, Bruins, Oilers, More
November 27th, 2019 In today's NHL rumor rundown, why did Marc-Andre Fleury leave the Vegas Golden Knights so suddenly? We have the details. There is news on whether or not Mikko Rantanen is ready to return, and are the Boston Bruins ready to sign two forwards? And, with only three days left, is there any chance Jesse Puljujarvi leaves Finland to play for...
Calgary Flames' Bill Peters Caught in a Firestorm
November 27th, 2019 It's out of the frying pan and into the fire for Calgary Flames head coach, Bill Peters, after it was alleged he made racist remarks to a former player while coaching in the American Hockey League. The allegations surfaced on Twitter during the second period of Monday night's game between the Flames and Pittsburgh Penguins. The...
NHL Rumors: Flames, Maple Leafs, Predators, Oilers, More
November 26th, 2019 In today's NHL rumor rundown, we provide a quick follow-up to the Toronto Maple Leafs and Mike Babcock story from yesterday, there is connected accusations about another coach in the NHL and speculation that he's been let go from his job with the Calgary Flames and we get into some trade talk about Kyle Turris. Finally, despite...
NHL Investigating Allegations of Racial Slur from Flames' Bill Peters
November 26th, 2019 The NHL says it will join the Flames in looking into recent allegations about a racial slur from Calgary head coach Bill Peters. Former NHL defenceman Akim Aliu tweeted on Monday night that he had a racial slur directed his way by a former coach in 2009-10 while a member of the American Hockey League's...
