Entire Minor League Hockey Team Quits After Owner Fires Coaches For Not Playing His Son

[teddthebucfan]

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[QUOTE]According to a report from OHL Insiders that was substantiated by ESPN's John Buccigross and news anchor Ryan Slocum of ABC 12 in Flint, the Firebirds fired coach John Gruden following Sunday's come-from-behind win over the Oshawa Generals. The firing evidently stemmed from Firebirds owner Rolf Nilsen's displeasure regarding the amount of ice time that his son, 17-year-old rookie defenceman Håkon Nilsen, has been receiving. Upon receiving word of the shakeup, players quit the team en masse.[/QUOTE]

[CrashLemon]

Action > Consequences

[sir whoopsalot]

Should be noted that the aforementioned son also quit.

Kudos to the team for doing that.

[matt000024]

It's not like they are ten year old kids. At this age players should get put in based on merit, not based on everyone getting equal playtime. This is such BS. Good job on the team showing solidarity though.

[BuffaloBill]

Impressive display of solidarity from the team. Massive respect for that.