The fireplace underneath Bill Peters’ seat because the Flames coach continues to develop hotter because the NHL investigates allegations of racism made by former Blackhawks prospect Akim Aliu.
Aliu, a Nigeria native, claimed Monday that Peters repeatedly referred to as him the N-word whereas Peters was teaching and Aliu was enjoying for the Rockford IceHogs in 2009-10, and that Peters then requested Hawks executives Stan Bowman and John McDonough to demote Aliu to the ECHL.
The NHL and the Flames are actually reportedly wanting into Aliu’s claims about Peters, and Peters didn’t seem at Calgary’s apply in Buffalo on Tuesday, though the Flames denied preliminary studies the coach had been fired.
The Hawks, in the meantime, issued an announcement denying organizational information of Peters’ actions throughout his stint as Rockford coach, which lasted from 2008 to 2011.
“The alleged actions by a former coach toward Akim Aliu while with the Rockford IceHogs are something we take seriously,” the Hawks said. “The purported incident had not been reported or brought to our attention prior to yesterday and had no effect on any player personnel decision regarding Mr. Aliu.”
Aliu elaborated on his description of the incident in a Tuesday interview with TSN’s Frank Seravalli, saying Peters referred to as him the N-word in response to his locker room music style, and did so once more later in a one-on-one assembly. Seravalli reported two IceHogs teammates confirmed Aliu’s allegations.
Aliu clarified to Seravalli that his ECHL demotion occurred a number of weeks later, after he snapped again at Peters throughout a apply. He didn’t name-drop Bowman or McDonough once more.
Sean McMorrow, a black participant who made 25 appearances underneath Peters through the IceHogs’ 2008-09 season, additionally tweeted Tuesday, calling Peters a “horrible human being” who “treated me terrible.”