The real reason for Jeff Marek's split with Sportsnet has finally been revealed
Last week, it was confirmed that Jeff Marek had been fired by Sportsnet and new details reveal why the sports media giant was forced to let him go.
Marek had been oddly quiet following the first round of June's NHL Entry Draft, but no one really noticed until late July when Jonah Sigel of YYZ Sports Media broke the news that Marek had been let go by Sportsnet.
No real details were known at the time as to the reasoning behind his dismissal, but thanks to investigative reporting by The Athletic's Katie Strang and Dan Robson, we finally know why.
Strang and Robson later revealed that the NHL official wanted to speak with Marek about the potential "misuse/dissemination of insider information" as they called it. The issue reportedly arose when former NHL scout Mark Seidel was correctly predicting picks from the draft, leading many to believe that he was being given privileged information.
In their efforts to collect more information, Strang and Robson reached out to a number of people close to Marek, including Elliotte Friedman and Seidel himself with everyone declining to comment on the matter. Marek's dismissal was essentially something that Sportsnet was forced to do given their partnership with the NHL, but it has certainly raised a lot of questions as to why Marek was released from his job.
Frank Seravalli was able to leak the entire Seattle Kraken expansion draft before each pick was made and every pick by the Vegas Golden Knights for their expansion draft hours before it even took place without an ounce of discipline. Figure that one out.
While it is doubtful that Marek will be allowed to join Friedman as a guest on '32 Thoughts', many in the hockey community hope to see Marek back on the air soon.
Source: The Athletic
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