'It was important to me to try and reach out to Owen Kim first privately,' MacDonald's statement reads. In a statement posted on Twitter Saturday, MacDonald said he had emailed an apology to the Rivermen organization Friday night. Users also praised Hammond and the league for their quick responses to the incident.
MacDonald's comments drew condemnation on social media. Play-by-play broadcaster Evan Hammond immediately said MacDonald had gone too far, and the colour commentator was taken off the air. 'Does he speak English? You know, maybe that's the problem.' 'Come on, Kim,' MacDonald can be heard saying in a video of the incident posted on Twitter by the Langley Rivermen's communications and digital media co-ordinator. During the second period, after a dust-up involving Rivermen forward Owen Kim, MacDonald wondered aloud whether Kim speaks English.
minor league hockey broadcaster is apologizing for a racist comment he made about a player during Friday night's BC Hockey League playoff game between the Alberni Valley Bulldogs and the Langley Rivermen.īruce MacDonald was providing colour commentary for the Bulldogs' broadcast.
