Daniel Brière signed forward Garnet Hathaway, who spent last season with the Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins, to a two-season contract on July 1, when the free-agent market opened.
Today, the team’s new forward answered questions via Zoom. His answers to reporters’ questions aren’t exactly what this session will be remembered for. Indeed, after a legitimate question from a journalist, an employee said loudly, “How many times is she going to ask that f*cking question?” Listen for yourself, it’s hard not to hear it.
Someone from the Philadelphia Flyers organization is getting fired 😬 pic.twitter.com/gSCy6SodpC
– LIGHTS OUT HOCKEY (@Lightsouthky) July 11, 2023
So he really dropped the ball on that one, and tomorrow the guy may be out of a job with the team.
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In fact, the entire media session was problematic. A few seconds after the employee’s interruption, a lady said that the Flyers are in the bag.
see everyone is talking about the flyers employee not muting himself, but i’m applauding the queen who unmuted her mic to say loud and clear “flyers sucks ” https://t.co/QVDSZyBpTt
– koda (@xhekajsky) July 11, 2023
Welcome to Philly, Garnet…
For a guy who signed for two seasons, I hope he doesn’t regret his choice too much… At the same time, a $2.375 million pact is a good contract for a player like him. And it’s not as if a Q&A session dictated his entire stay in the City of Brotherly Love…
But let’s just say that his first public appearance as a member of the orange team didn’t go as planned.
One thing’s for sure, I don’t know if the forward heard the interventions live, but if so, he did a good job of ignoring them and answering the reporter’s question, who was just trying to do her job after all.
The Flyers made a point of publicly apologizing after the incident.
In Brief
– When will Paul Byron’s (official) hiring be announced ?
Imagine arriving at (field hockey) school and running into Marty and Paul 😎
Field hockey school is cool when Marty and Paul drop in#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/u7IlVGQXby
– Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL) July 11, 2023
– Good stuff.
TO SEE | CH’s new forward looks forward to playing under Hockey Hall of Famer 🔵⚪️🔴 https://t.co/mq8INHzaaM
– TVA Sports (@TVASports) July 12, 2023
– Read.
Northwestern says the report into hazing will remain confidential, despite calls for full transparency. Press release announcing Fitz’s firing includes these bullet points: pic.twitter.com/s2LAe7q8sA
– Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) July 10, 2023
– The arrival of Messi.
LIONEL MESSI HAS ARRIVED IN SOUTH FLORIDA TO MAKE HIS INTER MIAMI MOVE OFFICIAL ☀️
(via @SC_ESPN) pic.twitter.com/lgpKN3XeGN
– ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) July 11, 2023
– Quite a catch!
There are some nice defensive plays at the Major League Baseball All-Star Game too 🤩 pic.twitter.com/U7b5GuU0BO
– TVA Sports (@TVASports) July 12, 2023