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NHL: Maple Leaf's Morgan Rielly Did Not Use Anti-Gay Slur Towards Referee

Bleacher Report | March 12, 2019

Related Topics: Morgan Rielly, National Hockey League, Toronto Maple Leafs, Colin Campbell, Tampa Bay Lightning, slur, statement

The NHL determined Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly didn't direct a homophobic slur toward a referee during his team's 6-2 defeat to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night.

Colin Campbell, the NHL's senior executive vice president of hockey operations, issued a statement Tuesday saying Rielly denied using a slur, with audio evidence backing up his account:

NHL Public Relations

Statement from Senior EVP of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell on investigation of @TBLightning - @MapleLeafs game last night at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. https://t.co/R3j7n1oJt9

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.

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