Today the Mayor of St. John’s announced that the Newfoundland Growlers, ECHL affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs, will not be allowed to play their home games in their usual arena, pending an investigation.
The city, though an entity called St. John’s Sports and Entertainment, owns and manages the arena that has been home to the Growlers since their inception.
In a press release issued by the City of St. John’s on Wednesday morning, Oct. 27, mayor Danny Breen explained that employees of St. John’s Sports and Entertainment Ltd. (SJSE), “have brought forward allegations of disrespectful workplace conduct against staff at DSE that must be fully investigated.