Send this page to someone via email

Edmonton – It took less than 48 hours after being traded to the Edmonton Oilers for Ben Scrivens to get frustrated about comments being made online.

The Oilers newest goalie took to Twitter after his first game as an Oiler Thursday night – a 4-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild – to blast a blogger who wrote an article titled “Big loser in Oilers – Kings trade? Mrs. Scrivens.”

The article – written by Anthony Vasquez-Peddie – claims Ben Scrivens’ wife is unhappy about her husband being dealt from the Los Angeles Kings to the Edmonton Oilers.

Vasquez-Peddie’s Twitter account says he is a national online sports editor with Sun Media, based in Toronto.

Vasquez-Peddie bases his opinion from tweets sent by Jenny Scrivens, who is a native of California, including a recent tweet which reads “Thank you to the @LAKings and #Kings fans for welcoming us to LA. Sad to leave my hometown, but excited for @scrivens_30’s hometown!”

Story continues below advertisement

1/4 Hey @AVPreports, classy move writing a slam story by cherry-picking tweets my wife sent to make it seem like she doesn't like Edmonton. — Ben Scrivens (@ben_scrivens) January 17, 2014

2/4 @AVPreports You're gutless. And to those of you who commented on the article or tweeted at her about how she's lazy (even though she's — Ben Scrivens (@ben_scrivens) January 17, 2014

3/4 not in Edmonton now because she has a fulltime job in LA she can't just up and leave) or that she married rich (even though we got — Ben Scrivens (@ben_scrivens) January 17, 2014

4/4 married while I was playing in the AHL) or that she's dumb (she's an Ivy League and graduate school grad), just know I'm embarrassed — Ben Scrivens (@ben_scrivens) January 17, 2014

5/4 I am to say that you are an Edmontonian. Way to make my family feel welcome. — Ben Scrivens (@ben_scrivens) January 17, 2014

Ben Scrivens is a native of Spruce Grove, a neighbouring community of Edmonton.

Vasquez-Peddie responded to the Oilers goalie Thursday night on Twitter.

Hi @scrivens_30. It was a tongue-in-cheek blog. Not an attack. The weather in Canada kind of sucks compared to L.A. — Tony Vasquez-Peddie (@AVPreports) January 17, 2014

Following the exchange, many Twitter users came to Scrivens’ defence.

#LeafsTwitterNation supports your ripping into @AVPreports for tasteless comments about Wife,Jenny. Welcome home Ben @scrivens_30 #SEAofBLUE — Maple Leafs Derek (@LeafsLoverLatif) January 17, 2014

I'm now a @scrivens_30 fan. Good for him for calling out @AVPreports. Keep it classy @AVPreports keep it classy…. http://t.co/g1mtVTKQtH — InsideTheRink (@InsideTheRink) January 17, 2014

Ben Scrivens’ original response to Vasquez-Peddie was ‘Favorited’ 952 times by 10 a.m. Friday.