FSN Pittsburgh suspends employee

We ran a post earlier this week about the whole FSN Pittsburgh withholding video evidence of Gagne’s goal last Thursday ordeal.

A decision has come down from FSN Pittsburgh to suspend the employee responsible for transferring the videos from the station to the NHL War Room in Toronto. FSN has decided to suspend the employee who just so happens to be the son of former Penguin, Lowell MacDonald.

The replay that gave conclusive evidence of Gagne’s goal was not shown on the television broadcast until minutes after the goal had already been waived off. This has caused quite the stir among fans and the media over the last few days.

From Philly.com:

The Post-Gazette reported that in a statement, FSN Pittsburgh said, “There is nothing more important than the integrity of the game. During last Thursday’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers, a definitive replay of a Flyers goal was not aired prior to the conclusion of the official review and, as a result, a Flyers goal was not awarded. Fortunately, this did not change the outcome of the game. Nonetheless, FSN Pittsburgh’s failure to provide video to the league officials in a timely fashion was wholly unacceptable. FSN Pittsburgh has addressed this matter and has taken steps to ensure that such a failure does not occur again.”

The Penguins also issued a statement: ”We fully support FSN Pittsburgh in its reaction to this issue. The integrity of the game is paramount.”

No word from any sources that I’ve seen on how long the suspension will last, but it probably won’t be long enough. Send your hate mail, everyone.

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