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Originally Posted by troutman
Only three minutes for the franco-phobes to chime in.
Instead of attacking Bob Sirois (his book is not about him), can we discuss if he is right?
Don Cherry certainly conveys an anti-french attitude.
This is Bob's claim:
French players are less likely to be drafted, have shorter careers and earn less money than their Anglophone counterparts
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He's just repeating a similar charge from another ex-NHL Francophone player a few years ago that also created some controversy.
In the end, a talented, committed player from The Congo who can help a team win would probably end up with a job because there are a whole lot of GM's and coaches financially incentivized to win at just about any cost.
Rather than whining about an improbable conspiracy, maybe a more productive place to look for deficiencies might be the minor hockey system and QMJHL way of identifying and developing talent.
If there's a problem with Quebec hockey talent it might lie in Quebec itself.
Cowperson