"The first big brick to fall occurred when Babcock, shortly before getting fired, had an awkward incident with 19-year-old forward Mitch Marner. Babcock in a one-on-one meeting, asked Marner to make a list of players on the team's roster and rank them based on their effort level. Later on, Babcock showed the list to two of Marner's teammates in forwards Tyler Bozak and Nazem Kadri, which of course put Marner in a humiliating position."
"Among those many former players coached by Babcock who in recent years have come out to voice their complaints is Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman Chris Chelios, who when with the Wings, was coached by Babcock. Chelios, who as all hockey fans know, is widely respected in the game, remarked on how Babcock used to always verbally bully forward Johan Franzen."
Mike Babcock compiled a 700-418-19-64 record over 1,301 NHL games with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs. His 18-season NHL career included a 2008 Stanley Cup championship and membership in the Triple Gold Club after victories at the Stanley Cup, IIHF World Championships and an Olympic Gold with Canada. After his firing by Toronto in 2019, numerous former players publicly alleged bullying and inappropriate coaching methods. A prominent incident involved asking 19-year-old Mitch Marner to rank teammates by effort and then exposing the list to others. Hall of Famer Chris Chelios recounted regular verbal bullying of Johan Franzen.
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