Group chats from Washington Capitals forward Brendan Leipsic and Florida Panthers forward Jack Rodewald leaked Wednesday night. They’re mostly Leipsic and his non-NHL friends bashing the looks and bodies of various women. Leipsic, 25, is a journeyman, having played for five teams since 2015 with 16 career goals. Rodewald, 26, is still a prospect, with 10 games of NHL experience.
Here are some highlights from the chat. The quotes are all from Leipsic.
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On former teammate Jake Virtanen and his friends: “Easily the worst crew in the world.”
On teammates Garnet Hathaway and Nic Dowd: “losers.”
On Tanner Pearson’s wife: “Look how fat Pearson’s wife is lol”
On Connor McDavid’s girlfriend: “Greasy beat up legs”
On his sexual conquests: “Second kill of the night she sat on my hog busted in 7 pumps. I was blow away”
On cocaine: “Love coke”
“The National Hockey League strongly condemns the misogynistic and reprehensible remarks made by players Brendan Leipsic and Jack Rodewald in a private group chat,” the NHL said in a statement. “We will address this inexcusable conduct with the clubs and players involved.”
“Yesterday my friend’s Instagram account was hacked and an individual circulated images that are representative of private conversations I was a part of,” Leipsic tweeted in a Notes app apology. “I fully recognize how inappropriate and offensive these comments are and sincerely apologize to everyone for my actions. I am committed to learning from this and becoming a better person by taking time to determine how to move forward in an accountable, meaningful way.”
The Capitals said that “we will handle this matter internally.” Leipsic is on a one-year contract.
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