I was attacked because of the color of my skin. He looked at me and saw a black boy with a weird accent - and didn’t like me because of it. I’d say it to his face today.” “He had nothing but hate in his heart back then. “His name’s Steve Downie.” “I don’t really give a crap what he thinks about the way I just described him. Now, it’s payback time as Akim goes directly at Downie in the article - saying, “I went through hell at the hands of a racist sociopath.” Blood gushing down.”Īkim says he felt forced to drop his gloves and fight Downie in an effort to save face in front of his teammates. Because he wanted nothing with the hazing, Akim says Downie “shoved his fiberglass stick through my mouth.” Former NHLer Steve Downie went on a Twitter rant Friday, calling out everything from the Arizona Coyotes to the NHLs approach to concussions to hockey commentator Don Cherry. He’d make fun of my clothes, the way I spoke.” “He was two years older than me and a rising star, and he wielded his power over me like I was nothing - like I was subhuman.”Īliu also says Downie and other teammates tried to strip him naked on the back of the team bus with other rookies as part of a hazing ritual … but Akim refused. “First couple of practices he put Tiger Balm in my jock,” Aliu says … “Then he took my gear outside and threw it on the roof.” “And then he began to belittle me in front of my teammates, the coaches, whoever would listen to him. In an interview with the Players’ Tribune, Aliu, who is a black hockey player, revealed how he was abused and mistreated by Downie, who played in the league for nine seasons.Īliu says before he got to the NHL, Downie terrorized him while both players were members of the Windsor Spitfires in the OHL. He has signed 5 contracts worth a total value of 14,215,000. He was drafted 29th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 2005 entry draft. Former NHL player Akim Aliu, who was at the centre of a controversial situation with former Calgary Flames head coach Bill Peters, has revealed some shocking information on former teammate and NHL player Steve Downie. Steve Downie is a 36 year old right wing who was born on Apr.
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