Kids kicked off hockey team tell their side of the story

[Smallpotatoes]

http://www.eagletribune.com/punews/local_story_125012447.html?keyword=topstory

Maybe this should have gone on the journalism topics board. If it's more appropriate there, feel free to move it.
I have a little familiarity with this school and this town. I used to work for a now-defunct weekly in that town (the only job I where I was ever fired) and I know the guy who was the head coach of this team two coaches ago (a hell of a guy and one of the main people in the book "Ice Time." He's now back on the staff as an assistant coach).
It was interesting that this was in the news section, not sports.
Anybody here think the kids and the parents are right?
To me, if a kid gives the crowd the finger at a game, he should be kicked off the team.

 

[Flash]

Sounds like the coach made the right decision.

This graph rocks:

The Augusts are threatening legal action, possibly claiming discrimination.

Somebody tell me where the discrimination lies?

 

[Smallpotatoes]

Sounds like the coach made the right decision.

This graph rocks:

The Augusts are threatening legal action, possibly claiming discrimination.

Somebody tell me where the discrimination lies?

Hey, ****heads have rights, too!

 

[Flash]

Uh huh ... especially privileged middle-class kids!

 

[hockeybeat]

Pubescent Sean Averys and Steve Downies.

 

[JR]

From the sounds of things, the team is better off without them.

Props to the coach.

 

[slappy4428]

The moms in the stands swear, so that makes everything right?

How ****ed up have we become to let THAT be our benchmark for conduct?


Spoiled little ****'s mom wants the COACH to admit his mistake?
Hey, Mrs. Entitled! How about teaching your little tickturd that his mistake cost him the chance to play and how athletics are not a right, but a privilege... assclown *****

 

[Flash]

Slappy's in an angry mood today ...

 

[BYH]

This reminds me of when some knucklehead high school athletes were arrested for public boozing or some crap at my first stop. They marched into the office and demanded to meet with the editor because they were pissed we--gasp!--listed their names in the police blogger. The editor humored them, told them how the police blotter works and said if they grew up and stopped acting like ****heads, they woudln't have to worry about being in the police blotter.

It was great watching them shuffle out of there, tails between their legs. Dumbasses.

 

[tapintoamerica]

If the story answered this and I missed it, please tell me. Did the coach enumerate a code of conduct before the season? If so, how specific was it?
To me, getting tossed for one gesture seems a bit excessive. But if such things were discussed in advance, then there's no excuse.
One thing the story leaves unanswered is the grounds upon which the allegedly aggrieved parents would fine a "discrimination" suit. Playing high school sports is not a civil right.

 

[farmerjerome]

Sounds like the coach made the right decision.

This graph rocks:

The Augusts are threatening legal action, possibly claiming discrimination.

Somebody tell me where the discrimination lies?

Did they take steroids or sleep with country singers?

 

[Flash]

If the story answered this and I missed it, please tell me. Did the coach enumerate a code of conduct before the season? If so, how specific was it?
To me, getting tossed for one gesture seems a bit excessive. But if such things were discussed in advance, then there's no excuse.

Egan denies targeting the group and says he told the players numerous times about his expectations for players.

"We repeated ourselves numerous times," Egan said. "Every day, we discussed all sorts of what we wanted as far as actions from the players. High school kids should get the concept after repeating it a few times."

 

[SportsGuyBCK]

Slappy's in an angry mood today ...

Slappy's ALWAYS in an angry mood ... I blame telemarketers

 

[D-3 Fan]

From the sounds of things, the team is better off without them.

Props to the coach.

Kudos to the coach. I dare the principal, school board, or whoever to cave in to these delusional parents and kids.

Kids makes mistakes, eh?

Senior defenseman and captain Nick August was one of those dismissed from the team. He admits he flipped his middle finger to spectators at Salem State College during a game against Swampscott, which was the last game he played in.

If a coach continually tells you to check yourself and you continue to act an ass, going as far as flipping off a crowd, you just had your privilege to play hockey taken away. You don't have a right, kid. Now tell you dad to **** off because he won't have a case.