Ron Francis has some answering to do.
Geoff Baker
@GeoffBakerTIMES
BREAKING: Former Carolina Hurricanes owner Karmanos says he’d have fired coach Bill Peters “in a nanosecond” had GM Ron Francis told him of player abuse allegations. Francis, now with NHL Seattle, has yet to comment.
https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/...e-allegations/
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“I’m pretty upset,” said Karmanos, 76, who sold the team two years ago and claims he learned of the incidents this week through news reports. “And I have my calls in to Ronnie as well. I think he’s the one who’s going to have to tell people what he did when he found out that the coach had done these things.’’
Francis, who was named NHL Seattle GM in July, has yet to speak about what happened. NHL Seattle on Wednesday declined all comment on the matter.
“Look, I’m probably as upset as anybody could be,” Karmanos added. “I take pride in our organizations. I’ve always taken pride in playing the game the right way and all of that stuff. So I’m fed up.’’
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Karmanos said he first heard of Jordan’s allegations when reports surfaced Tuesday.
“I never could figure out why the kid wouldn’t take the contract we had offered him,” Karmanos said of Jordan, who left to play in the Kontinental Hockey League. “He was an excellent seventh defenseman as far as I was concerned. And now I can understand why.’’
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