Red Wings Coach Accused Of Anti-American Bias
Racism in sports is bad, can we all agree? Neo-Nazis in Germany. Monkey chants at Spanish soccer matches. So why is it hard to muster up too much outrage over a claim that a Canadian coach is biased against American hockey players?
Jeremy Roenick claims that Red Wings coach Mike Babcock dislikes American players, specifically Chris Chelios, and that his prejudice manifests in reduced playing time for the veteran defenseman. It’s a pretty heavy charge, and one that could affect the coach’s career, but as Babcock says, “The operative phrase here is ‘JR said’.”
