In 2013, he was widely criticized for comments that appeared to mock the death of hockey player Kristiāns Pelšs, suggesting that Pelšs (whose death was accidental) had committed suicide because that was preferable to living in Edmonton [REF].
Blundell was indefinitely suspended from CFNY in December 2013,[REF] following reports that he and cohost Derek Welsman had discussed on the air a jury trial in which Welsman was the foreman [REF].