WE NOW KNOW WHAT JEFF MAREK DID… REASON REVEALED (WHY HE'S NOT WITH SPORTSNET ANYMORE)

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We're going over the recently-revealed reasons as to why Jeff Marek is no longer with Sportsnet.

This video is taking place after the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The 2024 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:

1st) San Jose Sharks, Macklin Celebrini
2nd) Chicago Blackhawks, Artyom Levshunov
3rd) Anaheim Ducks, Beckett Sennecke
4th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Cayden Lindstrom,
5th) Montreal Canadiens, Ivan Demidov
6th) Utah Hockey Club, Tij Iginla
7th) Ottawa Senators, Carter Yakemchuk
8th) Seattle Kraken, Berkly Catton
9th) Calgary Flames, Zayne Parekh
10th) New Jersey Devils, Anton Silayev
11th) San Jose Sharks (from Buffalo Sabres), Sam Dickinson
12th) Minnesota Wild (from Philadelphia Flyers), Zeev Buium
13th) Philadelphia Flyers (from Minnesota Wild), Jett Luchanko
14th) Buffalo Sabres (from Pittsburgh Penguins via San Jose Sharks), Konsta Helenius
15th) Detroit Red Wings, Michael Brandsegg-Nygard
16th) St. Louis Blues, Adam Jiricek
17th) Washington Capitals, Terik Parascak
18th) Chicago Blackhawks (from New York Islanders), Sacha Boisvert
19th) Vegas Golden Knights, Trevor Connelly
20th) New York Islanders (from Tampa Bay Lightning via Chicago Blackhawks), Cole Eiserman
21st) Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles Kings), Michael Hage
22nd) Nashville Predators, Yegor Surin
23rd) Anaheim Ducks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Stian Solberg
24th) Utah Hockey Club (from Colorado Avalanche), Cole Beaudoin
25th) Boston Bruins (from Boston Bruins via Detroit Red Wings and Ottawa Senators), Dean Letourneau
26th) Los Angeles Kings (from Winnipeg Jets via Montreal Canadiens), Liam Greentree
27th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Carolina Hurricanes), Marek Vanacker
28th) Calgary Flames (from Vancouver Canucks), Matvei Gridin
29th) Dallas Stars, Emil Hemming
30th) New York Rangers, EJ Emery
31st) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Edmonton Oilers via Anaheim Ducks), Ben Danford
32nd) Edmonton Oilers (from Florida Panthers via Philadelphia Flyers), Sam O'Reilly

This video is also taking place after 2024 NHL Season, and after the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the Finals.

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[tedcity]

This the problem with gambling worming it's way into sports. Gambling issues supersede hockey news, opinions and culture.
Thanks Bettman.

[johnbrowne]

Don't mess with gambling, Sportsnet's life blood.

[DERTHIX]

The athletic thinks I'm gonna pay to read😂

[thetemp]

Woj in the NBA leaks draft picks all the time. I don't understand what the issue is!

[bonn]

Still shock he is no longer on the 32 thoughts

[paulbarham]

Good post. Tks for reporting and keeping us informed. A pity Marek's time with SN ends in such a way. A bit of a farce imo. As if SN didn't know that he(and most likely many others) has been sharing insider info with colleagues for years. It's how info is disseminated. Just my immediate reaction...not a great amount of thots put into it. Ntl thanks for clariying the situation and adding your own analysis or perhaps overview on it.

[Krokodilius]

wait, they have youtube on the internet now?

[hughjass]

There could well be other stuff going on behind the scenes that we're not aware of but to the extent that what's been reported is true, I have to say that Sportsnet had no other choice than to let Marek go for this.

It's a shame because I like him a lot but this is a pretty clear violation of a broadcaster's code of conduct and it's honestly something a person of Marek's experience should know better than to do. Whether there was actual harm that resulted from the conduct is beside the question. It is the appearance of impropriety.

Playing the "yeah, but... what about" game isn't going to work either

[Dcheen]

Bob McKenzie did this publicly numerous times. Happens all the time at NBa draft too.

[anthony_chow]

Literally didn’t someone leak all of Seattles draft picks like a day before the draft? I feel like that’s way worse. I didn’t listen to much of their material, but this is still sad to me

[jmondo]

Marek was fleeced ... he's a good guy and great broadcaster... he will be working elsewhere I have no doubt....

I often wondered how it was, that he seemed to be in nearly every behind the scenes situations, and always with the best seats, perks, etc..

[goodeye]

Hard to believe the NHL would protect gambling rights even if it is who gets drafted.. This should not be part of sports gambling.

[mikeruxpin]

The question is, did his buddy he gave the info to make bets and profit..?

[scottmcpherson]

They said this on the free athletic hockey podcast...

[djaces]

The argument that "Sportsnet becomes the source" sounds like nonsense. Pronman shared the draft picks, does that make The Athletic the source? Seravelli shared the entire Seattle Kraken expansion draft before it happened. McKenzie has shared draft picks multiple times over the years, but no one claimed TSN was the source because of it. It does look like the league wanted to smack someone, and Marek happened to be the odd man out. Maybe the NHL should clean house and stop anyone from learning and sharing these details before they happen, if it's gonna be such a big deal.

[danieldosso]

Also, I hate people who copy-paste paid content for people to read for free, regardless how good or bad the company is.

[johnwolf]

Gambling is a blackmark in our society. These sports leagues have sold their souls

[danieldosso]

Tampa's whole draft book was leaked a previous year...

[matthewsommerville]

It doesn't matter who you are. If there is a chance the bookies could lose money because of you, like just the possibility...you no longer have a job. The money that flows through those legal bookies could fund a war lol