Amazon Prime sparks outrage after questionable Stan Bowman interview
Amazon Prime's new hockey panel is currently being put on blast for their questionable interview of Oilers GM Stan Bowman.
One of the worst things you can do as a broadcaster is dance around a serious issue that takes away from the actual playing surface.
In the case Amazon's Blake Bolden, that's exactly what she did. During an intermission segment, the panel invited Oilers Gm Stan Bowman to join, where she asked Bowman about his 3 year "time off" as an NHL executive.
As stated, Blake Bolden asks «You've taken a little bit of time off, three years to be specific, and now in your new role as a GM, how have you had a new outlook on this role?» In Bowman's defence, is response what somewhat reasonable.
«And I had a chance to work with some great people, and we did some fun things with junior teams, and some college teams. We brought that this year to our team in Bakersfield, in the American league [the AHL], trying just to make sure that the environment is a positive one where these players can show up and be themselves and be welcomed by the team.»
After the interview was concluded, fans took to social media, calling out Blake Bolden for her indirectness towards a highly sensitive subject.
It's no secret by now that GM Bowman became extremely controversial in the aftermath of an independent investigation that found the Blackhawks organization mishandled reports of sexual assault from former player Kyle Beach.
With that being said, Amazon is now being put on blast for sweeping the issue under the rug. This begs the question, why even ask about his time off? Obviously, Bolden should have anticipated major backlash with her vague style of questioning. Instead of dancing around the topic, she should have committed 100% to asking the hard questions.
