As first reported in the Toronto Sun, Samuel Piette could find himself in trouble after making a joke referencing Hitler on social media.
You can see his post here:
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Complicating the situation is that Germany has very strick censorship laws regarding references to Nazi Germany. What might be seen as a joke by a young person like Piette could be viewed as hate speech in Germany.
That would be an extreme reaction, of course, but the lack of judgement and sensitivity could easily put his job at Fortuna Dusseldoft in jeopardy.
It also leads to questions about what the CSA's social media policy is and what type of training is offered players that represent Canada internationally. CSN has reached out to the CSA and will report back if they respond.