Ron MacLean, one of Canada\u2019s most beloved hockey broadcasters, issued an apology for a remark he made on-air before Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final.<\/p>\n
Prior to the Carolina Hurricanes winning their second Stanley Cup in franchise history with a shutout win over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 6, Hockey Night in Canada aired a skit that caused MacLean to make a controversial joke. The skit was meant to parody a scene from The Hangover, where Sportsnet reporter Kyle Bukauskas jokingly finds Stanley Cup keepers Phil Pritchard and Craig Campbell passed out on a rooftop after a night of partying in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n
Ron McLean actively trying to get himself into an early retirement tonight by making a roofie joke.<\/p>\n
\u201cthe roofies, they\u2019ll get you every time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t even try to suggest this isn\u2019t worse than what Cherry was done in for. Unreal. pic.twitter.com\/gFp0omVe8m<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Daniel Perianu (@perianudan) June 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n After Bukauskas failed to wake Pritchard and Campbell, Sportsnet went back to MacLean, who commended the skit before adding, \u201cThe roofies, they\u2019ll get you every time.\u201d<\/p>\n Roofie is commonly slang for any sedative used as a date-rape drug.<\/p>\n MacLean later apologized on the broadcast for using the term so lightly.<\/p>\n Ron Maclean apologizes for this comment #NHLplayoffs<\/a> #StanleyCup<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/QvldmCKbHk<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/1NqXYu6ZgG<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 bnpeki \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 Matthew Knies Enjoyer (@bnpeki) June 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWe had a fun spoof on the movie\u00a0The Hangover, and I referenced a scene in the movie where Mike Tyson\u2019s tiger is put to sleep,\u201d MacLean said. \u201cThe 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, and I should have made that connection. I did not.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI know I triggered some people,\u201d he continued. \u201cI know I offended some people with that remark, and I feel very badly for that. And I want to thank you for bringing it to my attention, to our attention, I\u2019m very sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n This is not the first time MacLean has needed to apologize for something said on-air. In 2021, he issued a statement after making a joke that many considered homophobic<\/a>. MacLean was also on Hockey Night in Canada in 2019, when longtime analyst Don Cherry launched an offensive rant about immigrants that led to his firing. Sportsnet has not issued a public comment on MacLean\u2019s \u201croofie\u201d joke from Sunday night.<\/p>\n \t