And with that, everybody is moving on for good. Nice move. > I was a part of that press conference on Monday, right next to Aitcheson, and was shocked at what transpired.
And with that, everybody is moving on for good. Nice move. > I was a part of that press conference on Monday, right next to Aitcheson, and was shocked at what transpired. I also watched Overdrive on Tuesday and was quite pleased to hear Smoskowitz apologize. > At that point, I believed the story to be over as Barrie began its best-of-seven OHL final against the Kitchener Rangers on Wednesday with a 5-2 loss. > However, on Thursday afternoon as I’m sure he was in the middle of preparing to face Kitchener in Game 2 on Friday, Smoskowitz’s name appeared on my phone. It was weird because I didn’t have the coach’s personal number and I had never given mine out. > He didn’t mince words on the phone, owning up to the mistake he made while apologizing profusely for what he had done. Smoskowitz was remorseful that he hadn’t allowed me to do my job that day and that he valued what I did and realized the amount of time, effort and dedication that goes into what I do. > Our conversation lasted almost five minutes and I let him know that his call meant a lot and that his apology was accepted. > Smoskowitz is a 33-year-old rising star in the coaching ranks who made a blunder. He’s not alone. Everyone in every walk of life has made mistakes but few are made as publicly as his was and even fewer are owned up to the way he’d had to. > The call he made wasn’t in the spotlight. It was personal and heartfelt. He didn’t expect me to tell anyone or write anything but I felt it was important that I did so that the story could come to a conclusion. > While others may not feel the same way, for me his road to redemption began on Tuesday with his apology on Overdrive and it ended with the personal phone call on Thursday. submitted by /u/DecentLurker96 [link] [comments]
