Blackhawks announcer apologizes after making reference to suicide on air during loss to Stars
A Chicago Blackhawks announcer apologized on Wednesday night after he tried to make a joke about suicide on the air.
Blackhawks broadcaster Pat Foley, during their 5-4 overtime loss to the Dallas Stars at the United Center, said that if he had “been traveling with the team this year, I might have put a bullet in my head.”
Foley was, apparently, upset about the traveling restrictions put in place to protect players and others involved with the team from contracting COVID-19.
Naturally, that comment didn’t sit well with many watching the game at home. He apologized on the team’s telecast soon after.
Pat Foley apologizes on the telecast for saying he'd put a bullet in his head if he had to deal with the team's travel restrictions this season.
"I wish I didn't say that. I'm sorry if I offended some folks, apparently I did, so I apologize."— Scott Powers (@ByScottPowers) May 11, 2021
Foley has gotten in trouble for comments he has made on air before. In 2019 while the Blackhawks were playing German team Eisbaeren in Berlin in a preseason game, he said that Eisbaeren’s Austin Ortega “sounds like he ought to be a shortstop” on the air.
The comment about Ortega, who was born in California, came during Hispanic heritage month. He apologized to Eisbaeren and Ortega after the incident, per The Chicago Tribune.
Foley has been with the Blackhawks since 1980, and was selected as the Hockey Hall of Fame Foster Hewitt Memorial Award winner in 2014.
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