As you likely know by now, I no longer work for Yahoo Sports. Im saddened and disappointed, just as I was when this ordeal began two weeks ago. But as difficult as it was, and is, its led me to a even more difficult realization: I did it to myself.
At times in the past year, Ive used social media as a way to meet women. Clearly, in my attempts to be funny or interesting during conversations, there have been instances where I made unwelcome comments. I did not intend to be malicious, to harass, or even to give anyone pause, and in each case I was foolish and wrong to assume these interactions would be met with anything besides discomfort. But I know that how things are intended is not as important as how they are received. I would like to apologize to those directly involved.
Ive always wanted to find ways to make hockey more inclusive whether of race, sexual orientation, or gender and I recognize that through my actions, I was working against that cause, and paving the way to be seen as a hypocrite.
To that end, I would also like to publicly and sincerely apologize to the hockey community as a whole. I set a poor example of how to make this an inclusive and safe space for everyone.
