UME. Björklöven’s players fought wildly with C More’s microphone stand in the players’ booth during a timeout.
Now the hockey Allsvenskan acts.
– We had a meeting after the match and decided to remove the pole and the mic, says the league’s sports manager Erik Ryman.
At a 3-4 deficit with barely two minutes left, Björklöven took a timeout to draw up plans for a final push against Djurgården.
But at the same time as coach Viktor Stråhle conveyed his message to the players, a fencing match was taking place a little to the right in “Löven’s” players’ box.
Weigel intervened: “Is just disturbing”
Maxime Fortier was swinging his stick wildly at the stand of the television microphone used to pick up sound during the timeout. Fredric Weigel also stepped in and firmly showed what he thought of the matter.
– I don’t know what it’s going to do in there. It’s just disturbing for us who have to stand and talk to each other. I don’t know if I’ve experienced that before, says Weigel.
You got a good rap on it?
– Damn it. We just removed the stand, there were a few of us who bothered with it.
What is said in a timeout should not go out to the media?
– I do not think so. Not in such an important situation.
Acts after meeting: “Shouldn’t be there”
It is not the first time C More’s “timeout microphone” has come into focus in the hockey allsvenskan playoffs.
When AIK coach Anton Blomqvist ordered his team to play foul during a timeout against Modo, the words were sent out live. The use of language provoked strong reactions and Blomqvist was reprimanded by the disciplinary board as a result.
Now the hockey Allsvenskan acts.
– We had a meeting after the match and decided to remove the pole and mic. It should not be there in such important matches and equipment may break. I have notified the production company, says the hockey allsvenskan’s sporting director Erik Ryman.
Djurgården won the match 5–3 and leads the match series 3–2. Match six will be played in Stockholm on Wednesday.
