The Bruins fired their GM in the middle of the Aaron Hernandez verdict announcement

The early frontrunner for Newsdump Of The Year goes to the Boston Bruins.

Every single person in the sports media world was focused on the Aaron Hernandez verdict and sentencing this morning, a fact that was especially true for members of the Boston sports media. So the Boston Bruins decided to make a big announcement!

Boston Bruins relieve Peter Chiarelli of General Manager duties. Read full release: http://t.co/sxKbD9uq7L ^BB

— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) April 15, 2015

They announced it at 10:49 a.m., or exactly one minute before people began filing into the court for Hernandez's sentencing:

Sentencing will begin at 10:50.

— Lindsey Adler (@Lahlahlindsey) April 15, 2015

Excellently executed newsdump, Bruins. Our Bruins blog still noticed, though.

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