Flames have not fired Bill Peters, investigation ongoing
Posted November 26, 2019 11:03 am.
Last Updated November 26, 2019 1:40 pm.
Calgary Flames GM Brad Treliving met the media Tuesday afternoon and updated the situation surrounding Bill Peters following allegations from Akim Aliu Monday night.
Treliving said that while the investigation is ongoing, Peters has not of yet been relieved of his duties.
On Monday night, Aliu alleged on Twitter that Peters had directed a racial slur toward him “several times” while the two were together in the AHL. Aliu played for Peters when he was head coach of the Rockford IceHogs, Chicago’s AHL affiliate, for five games in the 2008-09 season and 48 games in 2009-10. Aliu also appeared in 13 games for the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye in ’09-10.
In the series of tweets, Aliu didn’t mention Peters by name, but did refer to a “protégé” of Mike Babcock currently in Calgary. Peters served as Babcock’s assistant on Detroit’s bench for three years.
Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story stated that Bill Peters had been fired as coach of the Calgary Flames