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Wednesday 27 november 2019

Calgary

coach in

limbo

after

allegedly

using

racial slurs

By JOHN WAWROW
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Bill
Peters' status as the Cal-
gary Flames coach — and
whatever future he might
have in the sport — have
been placed into ques-
tion while the NHL and the
team investigate allega-
tions he directed racist slurs
at a Nigerian-born player
in the minors 10 years ago.
Asking for patience, gener-
al manager Brad Treliving
said Tuesday that Peters re-
mains with the Flames after
the allegations raised by
Akim Aliu on social media a
day earlier. Peters, who has
not commented, stayed at
the team hotel and was
not with the Flames as they
practiced for Wednesday
night's game in Buffalo.
Aliu alleged Peters
"dropped the N bomb
several times towards me
in the dressing room in my
rookie year because he
didn't like my choice of
music." It happened during
the 2009-10 season while
the two were with the Chi-
cago Blackhawks minor-
league affiliate in Rock-
ford, Illinois.
Treliving called the alleged
comments "repulsive."
“Allegations of this nature,
we take very, very seri-
ously. This is subject matter
that has no place in our or-
ganization,” Treliving said.
“Now it’s my job to find
out exactly what’s taken
place.”
He said he had spoken
with Peters and has had
two conversations with Aliu Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marcus Peters intercepts a pass intended for Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Robert Woods during
by phone. q the second half of an NFL football game Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, in Los Angeles.