Is clearing Mike Babcock a bad look for the NHL?

Mike Babcock has been cleared by the NHL after the league investigated his conduct during his tenure with the Columbus Blue Jackets, paving the way for the Edmonton Oilers to hire Babcock as their next head coach. Sean, Frank and Sean present their opinions on Babcock, the Maple Leafs hiring Jim Hiller, and Kelly McCrimmon's end of season comments on the Golden Knights being the most hated team in the NHL and the possibility of Rod Brind'Amour being one of Hockey's Hall of Fame inductees next week. 0:58 - Mike Babcock cleared by NHL, will be hired by Edmonton Oilers 4:05 - What was Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl’s roll in Babcock hiring? 17:32 - Jim Hiller named head coach of Toronto Maple Leafs 26:25 - PROMO: The Hockey 100, the definitive ranking of the greatest players of the beautiful game. 27:34 - Golden Knights GM responds to team being voted most hated in the NHL 38:58- Is now the time for Rod Brind’Amour to enter Hockey’s Hall of Fame? 48:14 - Caroline Harvey selected 1st overall in PWHL draft 51:11 - The iconic program Hockey Night in Canada ends after 74 years on CBC Photo Credit: David Berding - USA TODAY Sports For more Athletic Hockey Show content: Join The Athletic Hockey Show Discord Server:   / discord   Follow The Athletic Hockey Show wherever you listen to podcasts: https://podfollow.com/the-athletic-ho... Follow our hosts on Bluesky: Max Bultman: https://bsky.app/profile/mbultman.bsk... Mark Lazerus: https://bsky.app/profile/marklazerus.... Jesse Granger: https://bsky.app/profile/jessegranger... Sean Gentille: https://bsky.app/profile/seangentille... Sean McIndoe: https://bsky.app/profile/downgoesbrow... Hailey Salvian: https://bsky.app/profile/haileysalvia... Scott Wheeler: https://bsky.app/profile/scottcwheele... Chris Peters: https://bsky.app/profile/chrismpeters... Follow our hosts on X: Max Bultman: https://x.com/m_bultman Mark Lazerus: https://x.com/MarkLazerus Jesse Granger: https://x.com/JesseGranger_ Sean Gentille: https://x.com/seangentille Sean McIndoe: https://x.com/DownGoesBrown Frank Corrado: https://x.com/frankcorrado22 Hailey Salvian: https://x.com/hailey_salvian Corey Pronman: https://x.com/coreypronman Chris Peters: https://x.com/chrismpeters Scott Wheeler: https://x.com/scottcwheeler Subscribe to The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/hockeyshow