Oops. While the OMHA is right from a rules point of view but wrong in the eyes of broader public opinion in suspending a Peterborough midget house league coach for refusing to continue playing a game after a racial slur.
No one condones slurs in minor hockey, but the coach can't make up policy as he goes along.
Still, a suspension for the rest of the year - compared to three games for the offending player on the other team - seems too harsh. The backlash from the non-hockey playing community will not be pleasant.
Here's the link to a Toronto Star article about the situation.
Here's the link to an excellent opinion piece published by the National Post.
And to the left, a book to buy.
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