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Originally Posted by MBates
For all the overt reliance on Sheldon Kennedy's official public endorsement of the hiring of a recently NHL-reinstated GM by a member organization of the NHL, it seems appropriate that the terms of the partnership, including the financial terms, between the NHL and Respect Group Inc (co-founded by Kennedy) ought to be also disclosed to the public.
I mean, I am not saying the endorsement is necessarily tainted, but unfortunately for Mr. Kennedy, the official relationship means he is not as independent as he has been in the past and if they want the public to accept the endorsement then the public should know what Respect Group Inc and Kennedy personally do or do not have at stake if they were not to keep the NHL happy with supportive PR.
One need only look at the OEG Inc. website to see the potential conflict of interest on display:
https://oeg.ca/about-us/sustainability-inclusion
From the NHL media release at the time of announcing the partnership in 2021:
https://media.nhl.com/public/news/15505 |
Very fair questions to ask of Kennedy and wanting to understand how reliant his organization is on the NHL. Insofar as the NHL and the Oilers clearly want us to place a great deal of weight on his endorsement.