Bob Murray GM of the Anaheim Ducks was fired due to misconduct, and he will enroll himself into an alcohol abuse program.
ESPN’s Kristen Shilton goes on to state that, “The decision was made one day after the Ducks placed Murray on administrative leave pending an internal investigation into allegations of improper professional conduct. Anaheim has not specified when these complaints were made, or how many people have come forward.”
Jeff Shelton, the former assistant to the GM, will be taking over.
The article goes on to talk about the qualifications of Shelton. I think the writer did a good job of explaining the entire situation and unlike some the previous articles that I have commented on the writer actually explained why they couldn’t give more details.
Featured stories could be:
-Profiling Jeff Shelton/Bob Murray or The Ducks
-Could do feature on other GM’s that have had scandalous situations happen to their team/themselves
-Could do a feature on the Management culture in the NHL
I’m not sure what “management culture” would be, but digging to see how big a part alcohol plays could be interesting. Is there a lot of “misconduct.” and how much have they gotten a way with? Do a lot of managers become alcoholics? Is it the pressure? A profile is always a possibility. Something on Shelton. What are his plans? Is he ready?