Should the Montreal Canadiens have heeded Maripier Morin, Brandon Prust and Alex Galchenyuk's warnings about nightlife?
David Garel, founder and owner of Hockey30, has often been at the center of controversy, exposing the OLÉ OLÉ lives of Maripier Morin, Brandon Prust and Alex Galchenyuk.
His recent statement about the Montreal Canadiens and the unheeded warnings about some of their players' nightlife is causing a stir online.
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Maripier Morin, Brandon Prust, Alex Galchenyuk: According to David Garel (founder of the site), the Canadian should have listened to Hockey30. Excerpt from the 5th episode of the Stanley25 podcast (Jean Trudel and Maxime Truman).
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At the time, Hockey30 raised legitimate concerns about the nightlife of Maripier Morin, Brandon Prust and Alex Galchenyuk, three figures closely connected to the world of hockey.
He claims he received first-hand information about their activities on Laurier Street in Outremont, a place known for its popular and very middle-class nightspots.
Through his well-established contacts in the area, particularly his background in the Outremont social circle, Garel caught wind of the excesses that seemed to dominate Alex Galchenyuk's career.
According to Garel, the Montreal Canadiens should have listened carefully to these warnings instead of responding with legal action against Hockey30.
He claims that the damaging influence of Morin and Prust on Galchenyuk was a crucial factor in his personal and professional problems.
Instead of simply suppressing the voices that wanted to sound the alarm, Garel said the club should have taken preventative measures to help Galchenyuk regain control of his life.
The crucial question remains: If Garel's warnings had been taken seriously by Montreal Canadiens management, could the collapse of Alex Galchenyuk's career have been avoided?
Some say Garel and Hockey30 have taken the privacy step on the matter. But as discussed in David Garel's interview with Maxime Truman and Jean Trudel of the Stanley 25 podcast, what is that famous privacy boundary when the player in question does what he does in bars in front of everyone?
In this context, Hockey30's warnings could have been a crucial wake-up call to prevent Galchenyuk's descent into hell.
Garel's position raises important questions about sports teams' responsibilities toward their players, not just on the ice but off the ice as well, as well as that famous line between private life and public information.
His plea for greater awareness of external influences on players must resonate in Geoff Molson's office at this moment.
One thing is certain: the Stanley25 podcast and its producer, 9 Million, had a lot of courage to invite the controversial David Garel, who came out publicly for the first time.
The least we can say is that it's got people talking in the hallways of the Bell Center…