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Nhl player steve downie8/12/2023 ![]() ![]() And I know it even more now."ģ1-year-old Aliu has previously made headlines for exposing several horrible racist incidents he was forced to deal with on his journey through the hockey ranks. I was attacked because of the color of my skin. He looked at me and saw a black boy with a weird accent - and didn’t like me because of it. "He had nothing but hate in his heart back then. "I don’t really give a crap what he thinks about the way I just described him. Blood gushing down."Īkim says he felt forced to drop his gloves and fight Downie in an effort to save face in front of his teammates.Īkim goes directly at Downie in the article - saying, "I went through hell at the hands of a racist sociopath." but Akim refused.īecause he refused, Akim says Downie "shoved his fiberglass stick through my mouth." "He was two years older than me and a rising star, and he wielded his power over me like I was nothing - like I was subhuman."Īliu also says Downie and other teammates tried to strip him naked on the back of the team bus with other rookies as part of a hazing ritual. He’d make fun of my clothes, the way I spoke." "And then he began to belittle me in front of my teammates, the coaches, whoever would listen to him. "Then he took my gear outside and threw it on the roof." "First couple of practices he put Tiger Balm in my jock," Aliu says. detailing several alleged incidents of abuse at the hands of Downie.įYI, 33-year-old Downie was a 1st round NHL Draft pick in 2005 - and played 9 seasons in the league.īut, Aliu says before he got to the big stage, Downie terrorized him while both players were members of the Windsor Spitfires, a team in the OHL - the best junior league in Canada. and the allegations are shocking.Īliu - who is black - spelled out the whole thing in a strongly worded op-ed for The Player's Tribune. Sad thing is I listened to you.Akim Aliu says ex-NHL player Steve Downie is a "racist sociopath" who "made my life a living hell" during their junior hockey days. "Sorry Don, but you called me a p- for wearing a visor and trying to protect my eyes. "But again, I did what Don Cherry said to do every Saturday night. I still think about what I did to (Dean McAmmond) and what I caused him to go through with his family. "That hit is what happens when you watch Don Cherry Rock 'em Sock 'em videos from age 5 to 18. 6EfEg8ZRnQ - Drayton van As December 24, 2016 "John gets mad at Colin and tells him off then AZ trades him ha ha who's the puppet."Īfter another Twitter user posted a short clip of an NHL player getting hit hard with his head down, Downie shifted his focus to Speaking of concussions. "Colin Campbell asked John Scott if his kids were going to be embarrassed that he's going to all star game. ![]() Or tippets an idiot - Steve Downie December 23, 2016ĭownie then explained the situation involving the recently retired John Scott, the NHL all-star game MVP last season who was voted in overwhelmingly by fans through an online ballot even though he barely played with the Coyotes and was subsequently traded to the Montreal Canadiens and promptly sent to the minors. I've never played on a team when my best player broke his hand in a fight. This really put (me) over the edge last year and made me quit on (Arizona)," Downie wrote.Ĥth. "Another classless move done by (Tippett). 17 and has not played in the NHL since, reeled off a series of tweets beginning late Thursday and into Friday in which he calls out his former head coach Dave Tippett, the NHL's Director of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell and hockey commentator Don Cherry.Īfter not tweeting in over a year, Downie began his rant by criticizing the Coyotes and Tippett for allowing forward Max Domi to break his hand during a fight. The former Arizona Coyotes player, who was waived Jan. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receiptįree agent forward Steve Downie woke up from his social media slumber just days before Christmas, but he wasn't bearing any gifts. ![]()
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