Canadian Broadcaster Ron MacLean Apologizes for Comment Referencing Roofies in Stanley Cup Pregame Skit
Ron MacLean issued an on-air apology after referencing roofies during a Hangover movie spoof on the June 15, 2026, Stanley Cup Final broadcast between the Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes.
Usa Today" The comment came at the end of a Sportsnet skit that spoofed the movie "The Hangover" and showed Keeper of the Cup Phil Pritchard asleep on a couch next to the trophy. The game between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Carolina Hurricanes was being played in Las Vegas on June 15, 2026. " He said he had referenced a scene in the movie in which Mike Tyson's tiger is put to sleep.
"The Keepers of the Cup, of course, are asleep in the skit and I used the term, the slang term for the drug which has far more serious connotations in reality," MacLean stated. "I should have made that connection. I did not," he added.
MacLean said he knew the remark had triggered and offended some people. "I feel very badly for that and I want to thank you for bringing it to my attention, to our attention. Very sorry," he said. Usa Today reported the sequence of events from the broadcast.
