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An NHL insider information scandal was behind the mysterious disappearance of a veteran Canadian NHL analyst from the airwaves, The Athletic<\/em> has discovered.<\/p>\n

\"Jeff
Jeff Marek, above, an NHL analyst much respected by his peers, was fired from Sportsnet<\/em> in July after leaking insider information to a friend about the 2024 draft in Las Vegas. (Image: Sportsnet<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jeff Marek is a familiar face to Canadian hockey fans, but he has been conspicuously absent from sports channel Sportsnet\u2019s<\/em> broadcasts since he was sent to cover the 2024 NHL Draft<\/a> at the Las Vegas Sphere in June.<\/p>\n

Marek was quietly fired by Sportsnet<\/em> in July with two years remaining on his contract. That was after he was found to have leaked information about team picks to his friend, Mark Seidel, according to The Athletic<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a Sportsnet<\/em> interviewer, Marek was party to information about selections around two minutes before they were officially announced. Some of this information was passed on to Seidel, a former NHL scout, who then tweeted about the picks moments before the announcement, The Athletic<\/em> alleges.<\/p>\n

NGCB Probe<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The NHL reported the incident to the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB), which launched an investigation, according to sources who spoke to The Athletic<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The NGCB has said it\u2019s not its policy to comment about \u201cwhether it is or isn\u2019t investigating particular persons or entities.\u201d<\/p>\n

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There is no evidence at this stage that the information was shared for the purposes of betting or that Marek profited in any way from the incident.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Athletic<\/em> sources who asked to remain anonymous have said that Marek doesn’t gamble and was uncomfortable with promoting sports betting on air. The TV personality passed the information on to Seidel purely so he could offer analysis of the picks on social media, the sources claimed.<\/p>\n

Seidel has shown an uncanny knack for predicting draft picks over the past few years and occasionally frames his tweets \u2013 possibly inadvertently — as sports betting advice.<\/p>\n

During the 2022 draft, for example, he tweeted, \u201cPhiladelphia and Cutter Gauthier were made for each other \u2026 I\u2019d lay money on him,\u201d moments before Gauthier and Philadelphia became a reality.<\/p>\n

Radio Silence <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Marek\u2019s sudden absence from Sportsnet<\/em> broadcasts didn’t go unnoticed, nor did his disengagement from social media. Marek has 244.6K followers on X.<\/p>\n

Eventually, on July 26, he posted the following tweet.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter 13 great years at Sportsnet<\/em>, I\u2019m moving on,\u201d he wrote. \u201cIt\u2019s been an incredible journey and I\u2019m thankful to have worked alongside so many great people and played a role in bringing sports and hockey news to fans across Canada and the world. More to come soon.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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