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Former Oiler turned Hockey Night in Canada analyst Luke Gazdic called Canucks fans ‘losers’ earlier this week.
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Published Jun 06, 2024 • 2 minute read
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Days after one of Sportsnet’s national panelists caused an uproar among Canucks fans, the NHL’s lead Canadian broadcaster has finally shared a comment about Luke Gazdic’s comments.
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A Canucks fan reported to the Donnie and Dhali show on CHEK-TV that they’d emailed the broadcaster about Gazdic’s comments on the ON Everyday podcast, where the Sportsnet analyst ripped on Canucks fans and the team itself. His comments were in response to a flurry of heated, sometimes highly inappropriate, criticism of his work on the Sportsnet panel during the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Gazdic, a former Oilers player, was accused by many Canucks fans of having a bias toward the Oilers in his analysis.
“Canucks Twitter, you’re an absolute joke, your team’s a joke, you’re a bunch of losers. So, the Oilers are going to the Stanley Cup Finals, and I hope you guys are having fun watching it on TV and watching me on the panel, because you guys are not there. Have fun with your little whining tweets,” Gazdic told the Oilers-focused podcast.
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He said he received all kinds of hateful direct messages on both Instagram and Twitter.
“It’s the most garbage gibberish trash I’ve ever seen. Canucks Twitter, you are an absolute joke. Your team’s a joke. You’re a bunch of losers,” he added.
Calgary Flames Luke Gazdic during NHL pre-season hockey at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on Monday, September 18, 2017. Al Charest/Postmedia Al Charest/Postmedia
Sportsnet has kept mum about Gazdic’s comments to date, but they did respond to the fan’s email, sent to their customer support inbox.
“Luke is relatively new to broadcasting on the national stage, and having millions of people watching him every night comes with an elevated level of scrutiny. As Luke was preparing to appear on the podcast, he received vile, personal attacks toward himself and his family on social media. The content of these social comments was completely unacceptable and crossed a line,” the unsigned response read.
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“Luke’s response on the podcast was an emotional one and he made the mistake of taking what some people said to him online and generalized about the entire Canucks fan base. He understands his conduct was inappropriate and we are confident it won’t happen again.”
A Sportsnet spokesperson confirmed that was an official network response.
Gazdic made regular appearances during the regular season on Canucks regional telecasts as well, as an in-game studio analyst during intermissions.
Whether he’ll continue in that role next season isn’t known.
“We’ll share our regional coverage plans before the start of next season,” Sportsnet spokesperson Jason Jackson replied in an email on Thursday in response to a question whether Gazdic will appear on Canucks regional telecasts in 2024-25.
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