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1 year, 4 months ago

Bill Peters hired by WHL team 4 years after it was exposed that he directed racial slurs at a player

LETHBRIDGE, Alberta — Bill Peters has been hired as the coach of the Western Hockey League’s Lethbridge Hurricanes, the former Calgary Flames coach’s first job in North America since it emerged four years ago that he directed racial slurs at a player in the minors during the 2009-10 season. Bill has demonstrated that through this process and the WHL remains …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Aliu lands book deal on how he confronted racism in hockey

Associated Press

Glancing at the illustration of the boy with the far-off stare standing next to a bus on the cover of the graphic novel memoir that will tell his story, Akim Aliu immediately remembers the pain of growing up poor and Black in Toronto. “It’s a simple cover, but tells a long, deep story of a lot of sorrow, a lot …

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3 years ago

Players share painful past in campaign to rid NHL of racism

Associated Press

Akim Aliu recalled how no one knew what to expect when he and four NHL players of color sat in a circle inside a dimly lit locker room and, with cameras rolling, were asked to share their most personal and painful experiences involving racism. “I think it’s standing up for our younger selves, you know, the 10, 11, 12-year-old Matt …

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5 years ago

‘This is for real’ - journeyman Aliu sparks hockey reckoning

Associated Press

VAUGHAN, Ontario — There was no breaking point or seminal moment that prompted Akim Aliu to post two tweets less than a minute apart that would rock the NHL in a matter of hours. Aliu’s allegations also led to Chicago Blackhawks assistant Marc Crawford being suspended for physically and verbally abusing his players at past stops as a head coach. …

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5 years ago

‘This is for real’ - journeyman Aliu sparks hockey reckoning

Associated Press

VAUGHAN, Ontario — There was no breaking point or seminal moment that prompted Akim Aliu to post two tweets less than a minute apart that would rock the NHL in a matter of hours. “My parents have always told me that things happen at the time they’re supposed to happen, not when you hope they would happen,” Aliu said. “I …

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5 years ago

Hockey player accepts team employee’s apology for blackface

Associated Press

A Nigerian-born hockey player has accepted the apology of a minor league equipment manager who wore blackface to the team’s Halloween party in 2011. In a joint statement released Tuesday, Aliu and the American Hockey League’s Colorado Eagles said the two sides have had “candid discussions” over what happened and have agreed to work collaboratively to promote diversity and inclusiveness. …

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5 years, 1 month ago

NHL Commissioner: We will not tolerate abusive behavior

Associated Press

MONTEREY, Calif. — Commissioner Gary Bettman said Monday the NHL will work swiftly to make changes to better deal with personnel conduct issues in the wake of incidents that surfaced in recent weeks. “Our message is unequivocal: We will not tolerate abusive behavior of any kind.” Bettman’s comments were his first publicly since former NHL player Akim Aliu alleged that …

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5 years, 1 month ago

Flames coach Bill Peters quits; accused of slurs, abuse

Associated Press

Bill Peters resigned as coach of the Calgary Flames after it was disclosed he directed racist slurs at a Nigerian-born player in the minors a decade ago and kicked and punched players behind the bench during his recent time with Carolina. He refused to discuss whether Peters would continue to be paid, saying only, “He’s no longer with the organization.” …

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5 years, 1 month ago

Aliu calls Flames coach’s apology ‘misleading, insincere’

Associated Press

Akim Aliu is not happy with the apology Calgary Flames coach Bill Peters issued for a racial slur he allegedly used when both were in the minors 10 years ago. The former NHL player released his own statement Thursday on Twitter, saying he found Peters’ statement a day earlier acknowledging that he used offensive language to be “misleading, insincere and …

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5 years, 1 month ago

Flames coach apologizes for language used with black player

Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Calgary Flames coach Bill Peters acknowledged in a letter of apology on Wednesday that he used offensive language in dealing with a Nigerian-born player 10 years ago in the minors. “Although it was an isolated and immediately regrettable incident, I take responsibility for what I said,” Peters wrote, saying the comments were made in a “moment of …

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5 years, 5 months ago

Murder inquiry after Albanian separatist politician found dead in Nijmegen

Dutch News

Police have launched a murder inquiry after the body of the Albanian politician and businessman, Festim Lato, was recovered from a canal in Nijmegen. In a post on his Facebook page, Aliu, based in Dortmund, described Lato’s death as murder and said he was ‘shocked’ by the news. Jeroen Zandberg, a Dutch diplomat who worked for the UNPO until two …

Lato Chameria Separatist Politician

5 years, 5 months ago

Murder inquiry after Albanian separatist politician found dead in Nijmegen

Dutch News

Police have launched a murder inquiry after the body of the Albanian politician and businessman, Festim Lato, was recovered from a canal in Nijmegen. In a post on his Facebook page, Aliu, based in Dortmund, described Lato’s death as murder and said he was ‘shocked’ by the news. Jeroen Zandberg, a Dutch diplomat who worked for the UNPO until two …

Lato Chameria Separatist Politician

5 years, 5 months ago

Albanian politician found murdered in Dutch canal: report

NL Times

A 43-year-old Albanian man was found dead in the Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal at Nigtevecht on Friday afternoon. The victim is Festin Lato, the president of the unrecognized republic of Chameria, a region on the border of Albania and Greece that has been fighting for independence for years, De Gelderlander reports based on reports in Albanian media and confirmation from two of Lato's …

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Bill Peters hired by WHL team 4 years after it was exposed that he directed racial slurs at a player

Aliu lands book deal on how he confronted racism in hockey

Players share painful past in campaign to rid NHL of racism

‘This is for real’ - journeyman Aliu sparks hockey reckoning

‘This is for real’ - journeyman Aliu sparks hockey reckoning

Hockey player accepts team employee’s apology for blackface

NHL Commissioner: We will not tolerate abusive behavior

Flames coach Bill Peters quits; accused of slurs, abuse

Aliu calls Flames coach’s apology ‘misleading, insincere’

Flames coach apologizes for language used with black player

Murder inquiry after Albanian separatist politician found dead in Nijmegen

Murder inquiry after Albanian separatist politician found dead in Nijmegen

Albanian politician found murdered in Dutch canal: report