Player Prompt

Baku is a hot head, let’s call it what it is. While he’s settled a bit since his first season in North America, where he terrorized his own teammates, he still has a mean streak. When the ref—a notoriously out of touch power tripper—called the penalty, Baku wasted no time telling him how he felt. As a member of the leadership team this season (first time wearing an A for the Elk), he finally had authority to chat with refs. Towering over the 5-8 in skates ref, Baku unleashed a stream of expletives and creative Nigerian pidgin. Like many times, it’s all passion little logic. Still, the fans love it and let the officials hear it with a 4 minute long run of referee abuse (the full length of the double penalty Baku ate for yelling at the ref and the unearned trip). When he hit the ice again, the crowd roared for the return of their hothead top center.

When asked later on about the incident, Olubori smiled his biggest toothy grin and said, “I didn’t earn the first penalty, but I surely earned the second. For that reaction, it was worth every moment.”