"Upon reflection, it has become clear that continuing as head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets was going to be too much of a distraction," Babcock said in statement. In a statement released Sunday, the Blue Jackets said Babcock's resignation was a mutual decision between the team and coach. The resignation comes days after a podcast revealed accusations that Babcock invaded the personal privacy of his players. The NHL Players’ Association, contacted for comment, said it is looking into the allegations.Duration 2:05 Featured VideoFormer Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock resigned as coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets after just two months on the job. In fact, he said, he’d had “tons of players confirm it.” Contacted by The Athletic, Bissonnette disputed Babcock’s denial with a profanity. It’s actually offensive.”īissonnette, in a follow-up social-media post, did not back down from the way he portrayed the story on the podcast. What was portrayed on a podcast today was just so far from the truth it isn’t funny. I think it’s really important to get to know the guys and for them to get to know you. “We had a program like this in Detroit and Toronto. They’re sharing stuff about their families, what’s important to them, where they come from… “As you’re trying to get to know the players, they’re trying to get to know you. “I’ve been doing this practice for a number of years,” Babcock told The Athletic. Jenner, in a brief conversation with The Athletic, said it was up to him to decide which pictures to share.īlue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen declined to make a statement, but said he also was asked to share family pictures with Babcock as part of an early meeting.
To have this blown out of proportion is truly disappointing.” “I thought it was a great first meeting and good way for us to start to build a relationship.
He then asked if I had pictures of my family and I was happy to share some with him. Jenner issued a statement through the club that read: “While meeting with Babs, he asked me about my family and where I’m from, my upcoming wedding and hockey-related stuff. I think it’s important for them to get to know me. When I met with the Blue Jackets (to interview for the job), I introduced my family the same way. “This is me trying to get to know them and them getting know me. To think it was any other way is a huge mistake. It was a great conversation we had, a real good meeting. “He showed me things about his home, his farm… He was about to get married, so (pictures of) his fiancee, too. “I met with Boone first because he’s the captain,” Babcock said. Read more: Portzline: Mike Babcock’s resignation raises troubling questions about Blue Jackets organization “They sit in my office, their phone in their hand, and they scroll through.”Īsked directly if they shared only the pictures they chose to share, Babcock replied, “100 percent.” “(Bissonnette’s version) couldn’t be anything further from the truth,” Babcock told The Athletic. He said they were allowed to choose the pictures that were shared. He emphatically denied that players were forced to share all of their pictures with him. In a subsequent, brief conversation with The Athletic, Babcock portrayed the exchange of pictures as an innocent project to get to know each other better before the season. The top under-the-radar moves of the NHL offseason
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