The OHL has announced that Logan Mailloux, a member of the London Knights and first-round draft pick of the Montreal Canadiens, will be reinstated from his indefinite suspension effective January 1, 2022. In the press release, they explained the decision:
Since the time of suspension, with the support of the London Knights, Logan Mailloux has participated in therapy and counselling with Dr. Lindsey Forbes, and a personal development plan under the leadership of Wendy Glover. Ms. Glover is a London-based, experienced holistic athlete development practitioner, academic and personal development advisor, teacher and member of the Ontario School Counsellors Association.
The player’s Personal Development Plan has included weekly meetings, ongoing completion of certifications, and reflections of concepts explored. Some of the certifications and programs available to athletes that he completed were Respect in Sport, Mental Health in Sport, Sport Media, Ethics in Sport, Diversity and Inclusion, Sport Psychology, and Cultural Awareness.
After reviewing the program, speaking with the player and Ms. Glover, and receiving a commitment from the player to continue with his personal development program, the League is satisfied that Logan Mailloux has undertaken the necessary steps and will reinstate him, effective January 1, 2022.
Mailloux was suspended in September after news spread of an incident that took place in Sweden where he was playing during the 2020-21 season. Mailloux was charged with taking and distributing an offensive photo without consent, of which he was convicted in December 2020. Now 18, he tried to renounce himself from the NHL draft, asking teams not to draft him and saying at the time:
…I renounce myself from the 2021 NHL Draft and ask that no one select me this upcoming weekend. I feel that this would allow me the opportunity to demonstrate an adequate level of maturity and character next season with the London Knights in the OHL and provide all the NHL teams the opportunity to reassess my character towards the 2022 NHL Draft.
The Canadiens selected him 31st overall and explained that they would make a “commitment to accompany Logan on his journey,” providing him with support to guide him in his development. The OHL then suspended him for violating the league’s “expectation of appropriate conduct.”
He made a terrible mistake and I’m glad to see he’s put in the work to try and right the wrong he did. Most people do worse things, don’t do any interpersonal work and still get forgiven. He’s a kid who made a really stupid awful mistake. Most people deserve a second chance. I really feel like the Canadiens made the biggest mistake here. Drafting him after what he did and after he opted out of the draft is a bad look and I’m glad Bergevin got fired. Hopefully Logan is a better person for this experience and he’s made amends with the victim. He better not make that mistake twice.
I agree with every single thing you said. Bergevin made his situation exponentially worse for no reason at all. Good riddance that he’s gone.
@manos can you give any insides on what he’s actually done to right the wrong? Also can you please explaing this backwards thinking of “Bergevin making it worse”? So ending up with a potentially great player when he drops down in the draft is now bad? Maybe being drafted into the nhl is bad? Are you glad with his firing because he made the team better by adding a skilled forward? I just cant get it.
Welcome back, good luck with resuming your career.
no excusing what he did, but if he has truely shown he is sorry and has served his punishment, then its time to move forward.
He served his punishment half a year ago. What he was serving up until this point was a special “treatment”. It looks especially terrible when there is a player in the league who’s been a clown his whole career and has a gift of nature of turning everything into crap. Brought his hood antics into nhl and turned out to be a crook. Didnt really see any special “treatment” for him. Wonder why
Some people get more “special” treatment than others.
I am sure Logan’s “treatment” was a good excuse to indoctrinate him into wokeism . LOL
“Hood antics”.
Must be that white Privilege
@forwhomjoshbelltolled u talking riddles again?
Perfect timing using the WJC cancellation in Canada as cover for his reinstatement. Hopefully the woke police will just leave the kid alone.