Disturbing e-mails leak of Eugene Melnyk bashing a Senators campaign. 📢 VIEWERS DISCRETION IS ADVISED 📢

[Sidney the Kidney]

It's too bad no one informed Melnyk that the way he ran the organization was why it was seen as a joke, not any of these ad campaigns the marketing team came up with.

 

[Foppberg]

Don’t worry I know a good vet to get your rabies vaccine.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

I wonder what would have happened if this came out a few months earlier. Would the league stand back and do nothing? The Donald Sterling situation was taken care of pretty quickly by the NBA. With the Blackhawks situation though, I wouldn’t expect much from the NHL.

 

[illpucks]

It's too bad no one informed Melnyk that the way he ran the organization was why it was seen as a joke, not any of these ad campaigns the marketing team came up with.

But he was better than Rod Bryden

 

[AvsGuy]

dirt bag for sure, but the person who leaked this is also a dirt bag.

Some Will Smith logic right there

 

[Tad Mikowsky]

The outrage here appears to be solely with the time period. This likely has happened before and was likely acceptable in the NHL in a different era.

Oh f***ing come on with this shit.

Being a homophobe looks bad regardless of “era”.

 

[Canadienna]

Not saying these things shouldn't be reported once someone's died, but I wish this came out when he was still around.

But it's terrible stuff, and a glaring example of his ineptitude at his position.

Hockey is and should always remain for everyone.

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

Honestly, when has Hockey not been for everyone?

 

[illpucks]

Honestly, when has Hockey not been for everyone?

Are you born after year 2000?

 

[OddManRush]

Melnyk owned the goddamn franchise. He has every right to pull a campaign that he does not agree with. Whoever leaked these emails is a POS

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Had no idea players/staff etc all had this belief of him, and clearly for good reason. How did the NHL tolerate it?

 

[GermanSpitfire]

This is what I said on the Sens board - glad to see it’s true.

“This is going to surprise alot of fans outside of Ottawa but most fans of the Sens have heard rumours of these types of things.

It’s unfortunate that I have to say this doesn’t surprise me.”

Sens fans didnt JUST hate him because of ehat he did at the outdoor game. Most of us knew he was a POS and have been hearing about it for years.

 

[DistantThunderRep]

Like I am more surprised that people are shocked that he said these things. Shocking that an old rich man is a bigot, absolutely shocking.

 

[Dust]

Melnyk owned the goddamn franchise. He has every right to pull a campaign that he does not agree with. Whoever leaked these emails is a POS

With the way his behavior is described in the article, and how hands on he was, he probably approved both campaigns he was upset about. He was very clearly a terrible person. His passing was sad, but it does not negate that.

 

[Svencouver]

Had no idea players/staff etc all had this belief of him, and clearly for good reason. How did the NHL tolerate it?

1. There are in all likelihood some people just like him at the top of league management
2. Money and ownership of capital puts you above consequences. Melnyk might have been a terrible owner that f***ed over the franchise and, by extension, the league in being a dumbass with one of their 32 teams, and he might also have been a bigot that no one liked to be around or work for, but he still owned the team. There is no meritocracy or moral virtue to purchasing and owning something.

 

[lottster14]

Last 2 quotes are a bit ridiculous and over the top. Nothing wrong with the first 3 IMO.

 

[Maple Leaf]

who he steal liver from

 

[DistantThunderRep]

Had no idea players/staff etc all had this belief of him, and clearly for good reason. How did the NHL tolerate it?

Can't even say money, because Melnyk. Just an old boys club, acknowledging the problem would make the league look bad. They didn't expect A) for the guy to kick the bucket at this age. B) For any of it to leak out.

If anyone thinks that this is just Melnyk, or the only owner like this, I have a bridge to sell you.

 

[Kristopher Letang]

 

[tucker3434]

“Melnyk also “fired” senior staff members on a regular basis, although he rarely followed through on those terminations. It was not uncommon for executives to be told to clean out their desks but return to the office the next day as if nothing had happened.”

They pulled a Costanza and IT WORKED!?

 

[ndolla]

Imagine defending a homophobic dillhole.

homophobia isn't real...no one is scared of gay people, why are words so tough for people to understand?

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Like I am more surprised that people are shocked that he said these things. Shocking that an old rich man is a bigot, absolutely shocking.

Pretty much. He was a piece of garbage, but I’d be shocked if 60% of sports owners in North America don’t privately share those same beliefs.

 

[Tad Mikowsky]

Last 2 quotes are a bit ridiculous and over the top. Nothing wrong with the first 3 IMO.

So you’re saying that there’s nothing wrong with saying they’re the joke of the league because they advertise for gays?

 

[ndolla]

So you’re saying that there’s nothing wrong with saying they’re the joke of the league because they advertise for gays?

yes, how about you just advertise to people and hockey fans in general?

 

[Fern111]

Enjoy hell, loser.