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Shawny Hill Will Not Return to the Flyers
Published:
Per him:
Personal News: I will not be returning to the @NHLFlyers this season. There are many reasons behind this, but I’m not going to share them right now. When the appropriate time comes, I can correct some misinformation and share my journey from this past season. #Flyers pic.twitter.com/Y7Uh9ABpu2
— Shawny Hill (@ShawnyHill) September 13, 2019
This is interesting and perhaps unexpected.
Hill, you may recall, got into hot water in January when he made a racially insensitive remark while doing in-arena hosting for the Philadelphia Wings. That was the “snip the ponytail” comment made in reference to a Native American player on the other team. Hill apologized and even traveled to Allentown’s Museum of Indian Culture in a show of goodwill and remorse, but was removed from his role as the Wings’ announcer and suspended from all Wells Fargo Center-related assignments anyway.
I don’t know much of what happened beyond that, but it seems like he’ll be clarifying at some point in the future.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com