Sean Avery lambasts Corey Perry; urges veteran to take responsibility for his actions

By Srihari Anand

Modified Dec 01, 2023 08:28 GMT

Corey Perry's contract was terminated by the Chicago Blackhawks for "unacceptable" conduct following actions that were against certain league policies intended to promote professional and safe work environments.

Perry's controversy reached the ears of former NHLer Sean Avery, who took to his Instagram stories earlier today to call out the now-unrestricted free agent.

In the video, Sean Avery demanded Perry act like a man and shoulder his responsibilities:

"Corey Perry, this is on you and only you. What did you do brother? Where are you and when are you gonna stand up like a man and take the fall? Because other people are getting dragged through the mud."

One of the rumors that were afloat on social media was Corey Perry's involvement with a teammate's family member.

Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson shut down the "disgusting" rumors during the post-conference, announcing Perry's contract termination;

"However, I do want to be very clear on this one point. This does not involve any players or their families and anything that suggests otherwise or anyone that suggests otherwise is wildly inaccurate and frankly is disgusting... This was a workplace matter.

Sean Avery pointed to these rumors that had taken the internet by storm and strongly urged Perry to "stand up" and hold himself accountable for his actions.

"The internet is ablaze, Chicago Blackhawks weren't equipped to handle this. It's on you brother. Stand up! Where are you? Be accounted for."

The Perry camp has not released an official statement since the Blackhawks announcement.

Corey Perry's incident rumored to be alcohol-related

The incident that led the Blackhawks to terminate Perry's contract reportedly occurred last week when the team was visiting the Columbus Blue Jackets. It was reported by ESPN's Emily Kaplan that this incident involved a team employee.

The next day, per Frank Seravalli's sources the incident that allegedly involved Corey Perry and the Blackhawks team employee was alcohol-fueled.

"An alcohol-fueled incident involving Perry was alleged to have occurred during an event that included corporate partners and team employees in attendance."

With the Blackhawks GM declaring he will not be disclosing any details related to the internal investigation that led to the decision to terminate Perry's contract, the hockey world's questions may be left unanswered for a long time.