Ex-Hurricane Michal Jordán Accuses Bill Peters of Physical Abuse

Former Hurricanes player Michal Jordán accused coach Bill Peters of physically abusing him and another player.

Former Hurricanes defenseman Michal Jordán accused Flames coach Bill Peters of physical abuse on Tuesday.

In a series of tweets, Jordán said Peters kicked him and punched an unnamed player in the head during a game.

"After years making it to the NHL had experience with the worst coach ever by far [sic]. Kicking me and punching [another] player to the head during the game...then pretending like nothing happened," Jordán wrote.

After being drafted by the Hurricanes in 2008, Jordán played with the NHL team for three seasons from 2012-16. Peters, who led Carolina from 2014-18, was his coach for his final two seasons.

Peters will not coach the Flames on Wednesday as they face Buffalo, Calgary announced on Tuesday night. 

"Our review into the allegations from last evening continues," Flames general manager Brad Treliving said. "This is a very serious matter and we want to be thorough in our review."

Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour confirmed Jordán's allegations against Peters. 

"It for sure happened, the two issues that are in question," he said. 

Brind'Amour, who was an assistant coach under Peters during Jordán's time in Carolina, added that management handled the issue after learning about it.

Jordán's accusations come after former NHL player Akim Aliu alleged on Twitter that Peters made racist comments to him when he played for the AHL's Rockford Ice Hogs.

Aliu wrote that Peters "dropped the N bomb several times towards me in the dressing room in my rookie year because he didn’t like my choice of music."

Not very surprising the things we’re hearing about Babcock. Apple doesn’t fall far from the Tree, same sort of deal with his protege in YYC. Dropped the N bomb several times towards me in the dressing room in my rookie year because he didn’t like my choice of music. First one to

— Akim “Dreamer” Olumide Aliu (@Dreamer_Aliu78) November 26, 2019

admit I rebelled against him. Wouldn’t you? And instead of remedying the situation, he wrote a letter to John McDonough and Stan Bowman to have me sent down to the ECHL. 20 year old on pace for 20 goals in his first pro year with zero PP/PK time was off to a great start in his

— Akim “Dreamer” Olumide Aliu (@Dreamer_Aliu78) November 26, 2019

Aliu elaborated on the accusations in an interview with TSN and said Peters used racial epithets in the 2009-10 season when he was the Ice Hogs' head coach. Aliu alleged Peters made the comments because he disliked the player's choice of hip-hop music. Peters was in charge of selecting the team's music.

"He walked in before a morning pre-game skate and said 'Hey Akim, I'm sick of you playing that n----- s---,' " Aliu told TSN. “He said ‘I’m sick of hearing this n-----s f------ other n-----s in the ass stuff.'

"He then walked out like nothing ever happened. You could hear a pin drop in the room, everything went dead silent. I just sat down in my stall, didn't say a word."

Aliu's Rockford teammates, Simon Pepin and Peter MacArthur, corroborated his story to TSN on Tuesday. Aliu said Rockford captain Jake Dowell confronted Peters about his racist comments in his office. Dowell declined to comment to TSN but said he would participate in an investigation with the NHL or Flames.

TSN's Frank Seravalli tweeted on Tuesday that Jordán confirmed "that there were 'multiple' physical altercations between coach Bill Peters and players in Carolina."

Seravalli said sources backed up Jordán's allegation that Peters struck a Carolina defenseman in the head during a game. That player has wished to remain anonymous.

Former #Canes player Michal Jordan confirms to #TSN that there were "multiple" physical altercations between coach Bill Peters and players in Carolina.

"He kicked me pretty hard in the back during a game," Jordan said. "Even the trainers and the other guys saw it."

— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) November 26, 2019

Jordan: "I was at that point in my career, like I just got there, so I couldn't say anything. I didn't want them to think I was crying. Me and my agent, we kept it secret. Now other guys are speaking out, so I felt like I could."

— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) November 26, 2019

Multiple sources also confirmed to #TSN the other physical altercation alleged in Jordan's tweet: Peters also struck a #Canes defenceman in the head on the bench during a game.

To this point, that #Canes player has wished to remain anonymous. It's his story to tell, until then.

— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) November 26, 2019

Peters was not on the ice for the Flames' practice on Tuesday, and Calgary general manager Brad Treliving told Seravalli that the team has not made a decision on the coach's job status. TSN's Jermain Franklin added the team's investigation into the allegations is ongoing and Treliving wants to interview all parties involved before reaching a decision.