Rachel Doerrie, a former employee in the Vancouver Canucks analytics department, filed a complaint against the team last week, alleging discrimination by the organization when she was fired in September.
On Sunday, Doerrie tweeted out a copy of the complaint, which was filed by her legal representative Nov. 22, and alleges that Vancouver assistant general manager Emilie Castonguay made discriminatory comments about her mental health while Doerrie was still employed by the team.
The Canucks hired Doerrie last January as an analyst, and she was promoted over the summer to work with the coaching staff.
According to the complaint, when she first interviewed with the Canucks, she told them she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress in 2018, and suffered from anxiety and panic attacks along with depression, and that her mental illness was tied to physical issues she had -- all of which was made known to her colleagues and supervisors within the organization after the hiring.
On Sept. 19, Canucks coach Bruce Boudreau spoke with reporters at a charity golf event and told them Doerrie would be working with the coaching staff. Doerrie reposted a story about her promotion from her Instagram account.
The complaint alleges that Castonguay called Doerrie into her office the next day and raised concerns about her posting the article and speaking with the media. Doerrie refuted that she spoke with the media, telling that Castonguay she only "politely reacted" after the reporter had...
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