Here's the alleged reason behind Jeff Marek's Sportsnet firing
Jeff Marek was recently fired from Sportsnet and it has launched a whole journalistic investigation into exactly what went down.
In a joint report between The Athletic and The New York Times, Katie Strang looked into what went down between Sportsnet and Marek. Marek was beloved and many were confused about him being fired. Well, as it turns out, Marek had allegedly told a friend of his who would be getting drafted, minutes before the picks went out. This subsequently led to fears that gambling could be involved, and the Nevada Gaming Control Board was contacted.
The friend in question is Mark Seidel, a former NHL scout who now has his own agency. While there are no allegations of nefarious gambling practices, some are confused as to why Marek was allegedly feeding him this information. However, it seems like it was purely in the interest of Seidel providing better analysis to his followers.
It is important to note that these are allegations and unconfirmed for the most part. However, Strang appears confident in her sources, who preferred to remain anonymous.
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Source: The New York Times
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