TSN says account that sent out bogus van Riemsdyk trade alert was compromised

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Toronto Maple Leafs left winger James van Riemsdyk (21) battles for the puck with Buffalo Sabres goaltender Chad Johnson (31) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015 in Buffalo, N.Y. TSN says the Twitter account for its Toronto radio station was hacked after a false trade alert claiming the Toronto Maple Leafs had dealt forward van Riemsdyk was posted Tuesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ AP Photo/Gary Wiepert

TORONTO – TSN says the Twitter account for its Toronto radio station was hacked after a false trade alert claiming the Toronto Maple Leafs had dealt forward James van Riemsdyk was posted Tuesday.

The tweet from the @TSN1050Radio account, which has 23,400 followers, said the currently injured van Riemsdyk had been traded to the New York Rangers. It was quickly deleted, and the broadcaster sent a follow-up message saying no trade had been made.

“Earlier today our station’s account was compromised. Within minutes, we deleted the initial tweet and retracted what was shared,” TSN said in a statement. “We regret any confusion this may have caused and are taking steps to ensure it doesn’t happen again.”

TSN insider Bob McKenzie said on Twitter that an internal memo blamed a hack for the erroneous post.

“If a trade happens, that TSN Radio account is not where news of it would be broken,” McKenzie added.

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