OHL suspends Niagara IceDogs coach and GM after investigation into WhatsApp conversation – CBC

The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) has indefinitely suspended the general manager and the head coach of the Niagara IceDogs, following an investigation into comments it found violated the league’s policy on harassment, abuse and diversity.The OHL has suspended the general manager and head coach of the Niagara IceDogs following an investigation into comments on WhatsApp. (Terry Wilson/OHL Images)The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) has indefinitely suspended the general manager and the head coach of the Niagara IceDogs, following an investigation into comments it found violated the league’s policy on harassment, abuse and diversity. OHL Commissioner David Branch said Wednesday that Joey Burke, who is also the team’s governor, and head coach Billy Burke, both of whom are minority owners of the team that plays in St. Catharines, won’t be able to apply to be reinstated until June 1, 2024. They, along with the team, have also been fined a total of $150,000, the league said in a media release. The league says the investigation into their conduct was launched after the OHL received transcripts of a March 6 conversation on WhatsApp. The league did not provide any detail of what those transcripts contained, but said “it is the position of the league that their conduct…
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