NHL Player Loses TV Gig Because Rape Is Never Funny

Not quite the one-timer this guy was thinking...

Hockey forward Dustin Penner is generally known as a good guy: when the Washington Capitals traded for him one year ago, he penned a tweet to President Obama asking if he might crash at the White House for a while.

Nice, right?

Penner is known for showcasing some irreverent and astringent humor, specifically via the Twitter. This is probably why TSN (Canada’s version of ESPN) grabbed him for a fill-in TV commentary gig while he was recovering from some back issues.

If only someone at TSN had told him about the envelope you’re not supposed to push because DUH — Today, he’s unemployed and probably will not be skating again soon after deciding to debut his latest series of jokes about rape.

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