Jeremy Leipsic kicked off University hockey team after Instagram messages leaked
Jeremy Leipsic, brother of Washington Capitals forward Brendan, has been kicked off the University of Manitoba's hockey team after screenshots of a private group chat he was in on Instagram were leaked to the public.
Other notable members in the group were his brother Brendan along with Jack Rodewald of the Florida Panthers organization. The screenshots show some very crude and inappropriate messages from many in the group chat, including Jeremy. The University of Manitoba's athletic director made the announcement that Jeremy would no longer be apart of the team Thursday afternoon, along with this message:
“Bison Sports was extremely disappointed to learn of the comments made by the group of prominent hockey players, including one of our own, who were involved in the group chat that has emerged online,” Muller said. “We condemn any such remarks and attitudes as they are offensive, reprehensible, and have absolutely no place in our sport or in our programs.
“Leadership, respect, and integrity are core values of the Bison Sports community and as a result of this situation, we have taken the action to release the current student-athlete from the program.”
The NHL also released a statement Wednesday night condemning the behavior, and a Capitals spokesperson said the team “will handle the matter internally” in regards to Brendan. Brendan also took to Twitter last night to issue an apology on the matter. Both the Capitals and the Panthers organizations have yet to announce punishments on the matter.
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YESTERDAY
MAY 16, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Tage Thompson | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jack Quinn | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Zach Benson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jake Evans | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jason Zucker | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ivan Demidov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Konsta Helenius | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Zach Metsa | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Arber Xhekaj | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Bowen Byram | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Cole Caufield | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Lane Hutson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Michael Matheson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ryan McLeod | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Norris | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mattias Samuelsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Anderson | - | - | - | |
| Zachary Bolduc | - | - | - | |
| Alexandre Carrier | - | - | - | |
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