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[Mowich]

watched NHL awards show from las vegas tonight. I enjoy seeing who wins what, but totally dislike

the format, same every year, dumb jokes that bomb all night, from a host who just doesn't cut it.

why do these events have to try to be funny, stand up comedy types, that ruin the whole thing.

henrik won the 'clancy' award for his off ice achievements, well deserving, good for him.

next to come is the first round of the nhl entry draft, Friday, second round Saturday.

Agree with you completely about the format and the stupid jokes, talloola but also enjoy seeing the players and who wins the trophies. Happy to see Jim Rutherford get GM of the year. Also enjoyed seeing Henrik and his son accept the Clancy.

HNIC returns to its roots
Postmedia Network
First posted: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 06:33 PM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 06:41 PM EDT
Hockey Night in Canada is poised to return to its tried and true roots and hockey fans couldn’t be happier.
George Stroumboulopoulos does what he does well. But what he does, what he’s known and respected for, isn’t hosting sports programming.
That’s what Ron MacLean does – and he’s one of the best in the business. That’s why it’s a no brainer for Rogers to put MacLean back in the host chair for HNIC.
Canadian millennials know and love Strombo for his time as Much Music host over a decade ago, as well as his CBC show The Hour.
Joe Warmington points out Strombo’s a strong broadcaster and interviewer and deserves another big gig somewhere. But he just wasn’t the right fit for Canada’s marquee hockey program.
Back in 2014, when MacLean was first taken out of the chair in favour of Strombo, our readers poll showed 84% of respondents thought the switch was a bad idea. Hockey ratings meanwhile plummeted post-MacLean - although in fairness the reasons also included the absence of Canadian teams in this year’s playoffs.
When most Canadians think of hockey on the small screen, Don Cherry is the first person who comes to mind. He’s the brand. And Strombo’s the opposite of that brand. Can you imagine those two on Coach’s Corner together? Talk about the odd couple!
The word on the street is that sports programming execs told Strombo that he had to change his style. His urban hipster fashion wasn’t resonating with viewers.
Strombo reportedly didn't see the need for a do over. He wouldn’t budge. Kind of ironic, no? Here’s the supposedly young, trendy guy essentially saying you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
As it stands, the word isn’t official. Ron McLean says the deal is still up in the air. But it looks like the switch is going to happen in time for next season. The fans are already applauding the decision online and on the talk circuit.
Strombo, who’s passionate about hockey and a diehard Habs fan, was given a chance few broadcasters in this country get – to sit in the big HNIC chair. It was a great opportunity and there will no doubt be others in his future.
HNIC returns to its roots | EDITORIAL | Editorial | Opinion | Toronto Sun

Count me as one of those happy fans, spam.

 

[talloola]

HNIC returns to its roots
Postmedia Network
First posted: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 06:33 PM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 06:41 PM EDT
Hockey Night in Canada is poised to return to its tried and true roots and hockey fans couldn’t be happier.
George Stroumboulopoulos does what he does well. But what he does, what he’s known and respected for, isn’t hosting sports programming.
That’s what Ron MacLean does – and he’s one of the best in the business. That’s why it’s a no brainer for Rogers to put MacLean back in the host chair for HNIC.
Canadian millennials know and love Strombo for his time as Much Music host over a decade ago, as well as his CBC show The Hour.
Joe Warmington points out Strombo’s a strong broadcaster and interviewer and deserves another big gig somewhere. But he just wasn’t the right fit for Canada’s marquee hockey program.
Back in 2014, when MacLean was first taken out of the chair in favour of Strombo, our readers poll showed 84% of respondents thought the switch was a bad idea. Hockey ratings meanwhile plummeted post-MacLean - although in fairness the reasons also included the absence of Canadian teams in this year’s playoffs.
When most Canadians think of hockey on the small screen, Don Cherry is the first person who comes to mind. He’s the brand. And Strombo’s the opposite of that brand. Can you imagine those two on Coach’s Corner together? Talk about the odd couple!
The word on the street is that sports programming execs told Strombo that he had to change his style. His urban hipster fashion wasn’t resonating with viewers.
Strombo reportedly didn't see the need for a do over. He wouldn’t budge. Kind of ironic, no? Here’s the supposedly young, trendy guy essentially saying you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
As it stands, the word isn’t official. Ron McLean says the deal is still up in the air. But it looks like the switch is going to happen in time for next season. The fans are already applauding the decision online and on the talk circuit.
Strombo, who’s passionate about hockey and a diehard Habs fan, was given a chance few broadcasters in this country get – to sit in the big HNIC chair. It was a great opportunity and there will no doubt be others in his future.
HNIC returns to its roots | EDITORIAL | Editorial | Opinion | Toronto Sun

that all sounds very nice, but too much is being made of it, if ron mclean had permanately been out of the picture, he would have continued along, he was fine, it is being blown up out of reality. mclean did
it for years, he's fine too, and if he comes back, lots of people will be glad, but if all of this
hoopla about mclean coming back wasn't happening, strombo would have continued along just fine, and
in short order would have been like a fixture there as well.

I just think I am much more flexible than most it seems, I don't see this as something crucial at all.

we sat there each game and enjoyed he and the rest of the panel thoroughly, he never said things that
were out of place, and he has so much more personality that mclean, who is very flat all the time,
and I don't mind that either, I'm good with both of them I guess, whatever they decide will be fine.

the the so called 'word on the street' is just gossip, any of those things that are under that heading might never have been said at all, we don't know that one way or the other, but if it fits ones desires, then it must be true, I ignore that sort of gossip, I like facts that come from horses mouthes.

the only thing we ever mentioned about strombo is how 'small' he is, just a little guy, maybe should have been
a jockey, lol.

I don't really know what people who are disappointed in strombo wanted him to do, that he didn't do, his
personality is delightful, he has lots of energy and positivity, and kept the time moving along quite
nicely, and of course as host his responsibility was to make sure he was cutting things in and out
properly, which he did very well in the time slot they were allowed.

but to say that he didn't fit in is 'wrong', that is just being closed down on being able to accept the
change. no one is indespensible, but we shouldn't be shoving people out the door just because we
are use to a certain way, and won't accept change, and he isn't responsible for ratings dropping,
that was happening before he came, that is why the change 'then', so rogers is panicking and jumping
around flapping their feathers because of bottom line, everything for these corp people is about
money, always.

yeah, guess mclean is perfect for cherry, cause mclean is a rather dead personality, he talks in the same monotone all the time, always is very serious, nothing going much in personality at all, but he does have 'experience', and no one can gain experience without gaining experience, but they have to be given time to do that, and he was for a long time.

I'm sure strombo must have had cherry on his previous show at one time or another, but as I have said before, cherry is a totally different person in real life than he is on that ridiculous coaches corner, I like him away from the show, I have heard him many times, he is just another normal hockey guy, with good manners and a love for hockey, but on the show he is 'acting', not himself at all, the main reason why I dislike it so much, it is all an act, the shouting and hollering and calling many people down, it is for ratings and money, and I can't understand why Canadians fall for such nonsense, are we really that 'small time' ?

wonder what will happen to 'hometown hockey', I suppose it will continue somehow, it is enjoyable, well
at least for me.

 

[TenPenny]

I really don't care who hosts, I like to watch the games, don't pay that much attention to the talking heads. Ron or Strombo, doesn't much matter.


I've met Ron, he's a really funny and interesting guy. One thing I liked about him is that he is a very qualified Ref, so he can comment on things that make Don Cherry look stupid.

 

[talloola]

I really don't care who hosts, I like to watch the games, don't pay that much attention to the talking heads. Ron or Strombo, doesn't much matter.


I've met Ron, he's a really funny and interesting guy. One thing I liked about him is that he is a very qualified Ref, so he can comment on things that make Don Cherry look stupid.

yes, he is a very qualified ref.

I agree, it doesn't much matter which one hosts, it is the other guys on the panel who
actually state the opinions concerning what the particular topic is, the host doesn't
have to be in that mix, just run the show, keep it flowing, and comment when needed, the host
isn't there to settle disputes or correct the panel guys.

 

[spaminator]

Sportsnet confirms MacLean to replace Stroumboulopoulos at HNIC
'Two years ago, we made changes. They didn’t resonate' - Scott Moore, Sportsnet head
By Lance Hornby, Toronto Sun
First posted: Monday, June 27, 2016 01:37 PM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, June 28, 2016 07:09 AM EDT
Ron MacLean is back and now Rogers Sportsnet hopes some of its disgruntled Hockey Night in Canada audience returns with him.
George Strombouloupoulos, brought aboard two years ago to lure a younger demographic, scored poorly with enough viewers that the network relented to a grassroots bring-back-Ron movement. On Monday, the change was made official, part of a restructuring of the show that saw 14 people in front of and behind the cameras let go.
Strombo was introduced two years ago, part of Sportsnet’s multi-year, multi-billion dollar purchase of NHL rights. But he suffered the same criticism as MacLean 30 years earlier when the latter replaced Dave Hodge, perhaps worse because MacLean’s longevity made him such a popular figure on the nation’s No. 1 show.
“Two years ago, we made changes. They didn’t resonate,” said Scott Moore, president of Sportsnet and NHL Properties on a conference call.
Strombo’s background was music and entertainment, leaving him a bit of an outcast when guests or panel discussions moved to meat ’n’ potatoes hockey. Meanwhile, all seven Canadian teams missing the playoffs for the first time left the show a black hole of ratings right through the Cup final, bleeding money all the way.
To be more specific on why the 43-year-old Strombo was sacked, Moore said “the answer was with the audience.
“George brought a lot of creativity and worked hard. But at the end of the day, we listen to our fans. The hard-core hockey fan had difficulty (identifying with him). We valued his appeal to new audiences. We’re aware the way people watch our great game is changing. Younger viewers are going online.”
Yet MacLean, Moore said, was “very much like Hockey Night itself,” the longest-running sports show in the country.
“No sport elicits the passion of Canadians like hockey and Hockey Night is that flagship. Canadians have a sense of ownership of it.”
Moore said it was hard to apply exact science to Canadian hockey viewer trends, noting HNIC’s favourite character among young people continues to be 82-year-old Don Cherry.
In a digital age when many greying Canadians fear losing their jobs, the 56-year-old MacLean now has three duties: His old HNIC gig, hosting Rogers’ Hometown Hockey on Sunday and his continuing banter with Cherry on Coach’s Corner. MacLean will get some relief on Saturdays as HNIC correspondent David Amber goes behind the desk in 2016-17 to host the second half of the doubleheader.
MacLean said he was “humbled” by the number of people who kept pressing for his return the past two seasons.
“I should thank the viewers, whether it was a kind word (on the street) or on social media,” MacLean said. “You want to return that feeling. There were no temper tantrum (when Strombo came in), I wanted to do what I could as a second-line centre.”
He sympathized that Strombo “put up with a lot” and might have come aboard at a time when Sportsnet was trying so many new ventures, that fans just didn’t get a chance to warm to him.
“When we created the new universe, there was so much hockey, but people were still looking for the original,” MacLean said.
Nor might they have realized MacLean was still hosting a show, just one day later. MacLean sees HNIC “as a comfortable pair of shoes” and, while insisting he was okay with moving to Sundays in 2014 and ready to scale back his role, he realized he wasn’t over the hill and now has “renewed spirit” for next season.
Strombo learned his fate last week and was not available for comment on Monday. He’s somewhere in Canada riding his motorcycle, according to MacLean.
Among those on camera let go on Monday were former Leafs goalie Glenn Healy, an analyst and sometimes rinkside reporter.
Moore said he also got the message to put more production into Saturday night games, after diverting resources to mid-week contests.
“All companies are looking at a new reality,” Moore said. “We’ve kept the bulk of the group intact and asked them to focus on less pre-game shows — quality over quantity.”
ROGERS CHEERING FOR LEAFS
Scott Moore wouldn’t have been afraid to wave a Leafs pennant during Monday’s conference call, a post mortem on the bleak ratings of the Rogers Sportsnet hockey season and a look ahead to 2016-17.
The sacking of host George Stroumboulopoulos was one attempted fix, but the Sportsnet president knows that getting the Leafs turned around and eventually back in the playoffs will help the cause immensely.
“They will drive the ecosystem,” Moore said. “I’ve said it many times, it’s taken a lot of courage to strip it down (leaving a bare-bones, 30th-place team toward the end of the year).”
The Leafs also called up a lot of players from the Marlies and at least became a more watchable club in the closing weeks. The possible additions of William Nylander, Mitch Marner and No. 1 pick Auston Matthews next year won’t guarantee a Cup right away, but the curiosity factor will be there for viewers in October.
“They have exciting players,” Moore said. “The enthusiasm of Leafs fans was palpable last week (in Buffalo when Matthews was drafted).
“Much is made about all seven Canadian teams missing the playoffs, but let’s just hope it never happens again. There are also exciting teams in Calgary, Edmonton and Montreal. Winning changes a lot of things, we’ve seen that with the Raptors and the Blue Jays.”
Email: LHornby@postmedia.com
Twitter: SunHornby
Sportsnet confirms MacLean to replace Stroumboulopoulos at HNIC | HOCKEY | Hocke

 

[talloola]

it will all be fine, its just same ole same ole, just like they said, mclean had the same criticism when
he started, replacing hodge.

I am a hard core fan, but not rigid, I can go with the flow, had no problem with strombo, and i'll be
fine again with mclean, its just what it is, struggling to make more money, which I don't really care
about, but my last name isn't rogers. lol

good luck to strombo, where ever he surfaces he will do fine, a brain like his won't stay still for
long.

free agency opens this Thursday night at midnight, you'll see how all the salaries go up every year,
as the gen. managers compete with each other for free agent players, and it is 'them' who are responsible
for pushing those salaries up every year, it is them who are so competitive with the other gms, thsat
they open the vault and dole it out.

wonder where stamkos is going.

 

[JLM]

P.K. Subban traded to Nashville. Is there any sanity left in the league?

 

[bill barilko]

P.K. Subban traded to Nashville. Is there any sanity left in the league?

Montreal has always really wanted to be the Maple Laffs and now they stand a better chance than ever.

 

[Mowich]

P.K. Subban traded to Nashville. Is there any sanity left in the league?

Go Predators. Good fortune to PK.

 

[talloola]

both subban and webber are top players, webber a bit older, both have big contracts, but from what I
have gathered from rumblings over the past year or so is that subban and management,coach, didn't really get along with him, and also
rumours (although no proof of this one unless a player speaks up), that he is not liked in the dressing
room.
it is the community that is whining, I wonder if we will hear much complaining from his team mates.

so it seems management just wanted to unload him, they have a top player to replace him, but it seems
it all about emotions in montreal, so again, here we go, hope they don't have a riot. lol

I like shae webber, sorry he is leaving the west, and I hope they don't give him too much grief
in montreal, cause he is the player replacing subban.

the other trade, for me, is more important, and that is taylor hall going to new jersey for Russell,
a young defenceman, doesn't have nearly the credentials that hall has, although he was picked 4th
overall, hasn't done anything to make the trade anywhere near even, but my thoughts about this trade
is that cherelli just wants hall out of Edmonton, so he can change the culture of the team now, as hall was actually the top player at this point, he is 5 years older than mcdavid, and on a poor team, hall put up
very good numbers, and in my opinion a premier player in the nhl now, so I see this as a way for cherelli
to put mcdavid front and center now, probably make him captain, and move forward with a new look and
attitude.
I hate this trade, I think all that hall has done for this team has been totally unappreciated, he has
now had his azz kicked out the door, and sent as far away as possible, so they don't have to meet up
with him much during the season.
I do know they need defenceman, but I also know that cherelli could have done this differently, with
a bit of class for a player who gave them so much, on a team that did so little.
or, he could have negotiated much better, and traded hall for as good a player as hall is, this
defenseman might become very good, no one knows that yet.

hall is upset, feels like he has been slighted as he puts it, but said he now will be highly motivated,
so he is going away angry, he will get over it to a point, but not forget it.

I wish him good luck in new jersey, playing with cory Schneider, probably the best goalie in the nhl.

and of course the other story is that, finally stamkos has signed with someone,
turns out it is tampa bay where he has been all along, so we can put that
rumour to bed.

 

[spaminator]

Sabres' Ryan O'Reilly acquitted of drunk driving charges
By Jane Sims, The London Free Press
First posted: Monday, July 11, 2016 06:14 PM EDT | Updated: Monday, July 11, 2016 08:04 PM EDT
LONDON, Ont. — Buffalo Sabres star Ryan O’Reilly was found not guilty Monday of impaired driving after a crash into a Tim Hortons coffee shop north of London last summer.

The scheduled two-day trial of the 25-year-old NHLer ended following a court break shortly after the proceeding began in a London court, with the crown offering no further evidence than what had been heard.

Outside the courthouse, O’Reilly, of Bluewater, said he was happy to put the ordeal behind him and thanked the Buffalo Sabres hockey team for its support.

Within days of a blockbuster trade to Buffalo from Colorado, and signing the richest contract in Sabres’ history — $52.5-million over five years — O’Reilly found himself in the soup last July 9, when a green Chevrolet pickup truck crashed into the Tim Hortons in Lucan.

Middlesex OPP said a green Chevrolet pickup hit the wall of the coffee shop at about 4 a.m. The driver took off, travelling south on Saintsbury Line.

The truck was found on Harold Court and the occupants of the truck were found on Main Street. The driver was taken to the Lucan OPP detachment for a breath test.

At the time, O’Reilly owned a vintage green 1951 Chevrolet pickup truck. He posted pictures of the truck on Facebook and his Instagram account before the crash. They were deleted within days of his charges.

The case has hobbled along through the court scheduling process. O'Reilly is originally from Varna.

He faced charges of impaired driving, driving with over 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilires of blood and failing to report a collision.

Last season, the 6'1", 210 -pound centre had 21 goals and 39 assists and a plus-minus of minus-16. He won the Lady Byng Trophy in 2014 while still with Colorado.

The award is given for sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct.
Sabres' Ryan O'Reilly acquitted of drunk driving charges | NHL | Hockey | Sports

 

[talloola]

well good for him, he can move on now, don't have anything else to say, I don't know

any more than what is in the story, so that's that.

have a good hockey season.

 

[JLM]

Sabres' Ryan O'Reilly acquitted of drunk driving charges
By Jane Sims, The London Free Press
First posted: Monday, July 11, 2016 06:14 PM EDT | Updated: Monday, July 11, 2016 08:04 PM EDT
LONDON, Ont. — Buffalo Sabres star Ryan O’Reilly was found not guilty Monday of impaired driving after a crash into a Tim Hortons coffee shop north of London last summer.

The scheduled two-day trial of the 25-year-old NHLer ended following a court break shortly after the proceeding began in a London court, with the crown offering no further evidence than what had been heard.

Outside the courthouse, O’Reilly, of Bluewater, said he was happy to put the ordeal behind him and thanked the Buffalo Sabres hockey team for its support.

Within days of a blockbuster trade to Buffalo from Colorado, and signing the richest contract in Sabres’ history — $52.5-million over five years — O’Reilly found himself in the soup last July 9, when a green Chevrolet pickup truck crashed into the Tim Hortons in Lucan.

Middlesex OPP said a green Chevrolet pickup hit the wall of the coffee shop at about 4 a.m. The driver took off, travelling south on Saintsbury Line.

The truck was found on Harold Court and the occupants of the truck were found on Main Street. The driver was taken to the Lucan OPP detachment for a breath test.

At the time, O’Reilly owned a vintage green 1951 Chevrolet pickup truck. He posted pictures of the truck on Facebook and his Instagram account before the crash. They were deleted within days of his charges.

The case has hobbled along through the court scheduling process. O'Reilly is originally from Varna.

He faced charges of impaired driving, driving with over 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilires of blood and failing to report a collision.

Last season, the 6'1", 210 -pound centre had 21 goals and 39 assists and a plus-minus of minus-16. He won the Lady Byng Trophy in 2014 while still with Colorado.

The award is given for sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct.
Sabres' Ryan O'Reilly acquitted of drunk driving charges | NHL | Hockey | Sports

If it was you or me we'd be in the slammer.

 

[talloola]

If it was you or me we'd be in the slammer.

I don't know the details, article failed to elaborate on the story, just left us
with what everyone will conclude on their own, which seems obvious, and those
writing the story want the outcome to seem jaded, so that is why I just opt out,
cause I don't want to get sucked in.

at least he didn't hurt anyone, just a building.

and he probably was in the slammer after they picked him up, same night
then out on bail, same as would have happened to any of us, unless
there had been people involved who were injured, but there was none.

so I will move on, forget about it, he obviously isn't a bad person,
and maybe we will hear exactly why he was acquitted sometime I don't know.

sure he has money, nothing wrong with that, it isn't a crime, and I'm sure he
forked out quite a sum to the building owner for damages and then some, if any of
us were in the same position, and had lots of money, same outcome I guess.

but if he had hurt someone, this would not end that smoothly.

 

[spaminator]

NHL hopeful sued for $3.95M over alleged washroom-stall rape
Sarah Sacheli, Windsor Star
First posted: Thursday, July 21, 2016 09:10 AM EDT | Updated: Thursday, July 21, 2016 09:45 AM EDT
WINDSOR, Ont. - A young woman accusing 2012 New Jersey Devils draft pick Ben Johnson of raping her in a washroom stall three years ago has launched a $3.95-million civil lawsuit against the NHL hopeful.
The 20-year-old woman, whose identity is protected in a separate criminal proceeding against Johnson, has also named Mynt nightclub in her lawsuit. She claims the now-defunct downtown bar, its owners and employees allowed underaged people like herself to become drunk and vulnerable, then failed to protect them.
She claims the bar knew or ought to have known that Johnson, who was also underage, “could pose a danger to others because of his impairment by alcohol,” the lawsuit states.
The contents of the statement of claim have yet to be proven in court.
Johnson, 22, is currently before the criminal courts, charged with sexually assaulting the same young woman. Johnson, who played for the Windsor Spitfires OHL team at the time, is accused of forcing the then-16-year-old girl to perform oral sex before having intercourse with her in the women’s washroom of the bar.
Johnson says the oral sex was consensual. He says he never had ******l intercourse with the girl.
The Superior Court judge who heard the case has reserved his decision.
Johnson was served with the civil suit at the Windsor courthouse during his criminal trial. The lawsuit was filed in London in March, but not served on Johnson until this month.
While Johnson’s father, Kevin, accused the young woman of waiting until after she had testified in the trial to serve his son with the lawsuit, her lawyer said the timing was not strategic.
“We were having trouble serving him in Calumet,” said Paul Ledroit, referring to the village in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula from which Johnson hails.
Ledroit said his only concern about the timing of the lawsuit was with rules that dictate civil cases must be filed within two years of a person turning 18. The lawsuit was commenced five days before the young woman’s 20th birthday.
Along with the statement of claim, the young woman has filed notice that she wants her case heard by a jury.
Johnson’s criminal lawyer, Patrick Ducharme, said Wednesday he had not seen the civil lawsuit and had no knowledge of Johnson being served with it. Ducharme did not raise the multimillion-dollar lawsuit during his cross-examination of the young woman during the criminal trial.
In her civil suit, the young woman claims she suffered both physical and emotional pain because of the alleged sexual assault. The 18-page statement of claim says her education and employment have been impaired and she now has an inability to “engage in normal human relations.”
“She has suffered terribly,” Ledroit said, explaining the girl had to seek therapy after the alleged assault.
“This is tremendously traumatic to a young woman.”
Neither Johnson nor the other parties in the lawsuit have filed statements of defence with the court.
Johnson’s criminal trial heard the girl was at Mynt to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in March 2013. Members of the Windsor Spitfires, who had just played their last game of the season earlier that day, were also there. Surveillance video showed the girl and Johnson talking near the dance floor before they separately went upstairs to where the washrooms were located in the bar.
Johnson testified the girl told him to meet her upstairs. Once there, she pulled him into a stall in the women’s washroom where she performed oral sex on him, he said.
The prosecution says the girl was too intoxicated to consent to any sexual activity, much less ******l intercourse that left her bloodied and bruised.
The young woman testified in the criminal case she had been a virgin until her encounter with Johnson. The statement of claim in her civil suit does not include this detail.
Ben Johnson leaves the Ontario Court in Windsor, Ont., on Nov. 12, 2015. (Dan Janisse/Postmedia)

NHL hopeful sued for $3.95M over alleged washroom-stall rape | Hockey | Sports |

 

[talloola]

NHL hopeful sued for $3.95M over alleged washroom-stall rape
Sarah Sacheli, Windsor Star
First posted: Thursday, July 21, 2016 09:10 AM EDT | Updated: Thursday, July 21, 2016 09:45 AM EDTNeither Johnson nor the other parties in the lawsuit have filed statements of defence with the court.
Johnson’s criminal trial heard the girl was at Mynt to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in March 2013. Members of the Windsor Spitfires, who had just played their last game of the season earlier that day, were also there. Surveillance video showed the girl and Johnson talking near the dance floor before they separately went upstairs to where the washrooms were located in the bar.
Johnson testified the girl told him to meet her upstairs. Once there, she pulled him into a stall in the women’s washroom where she performed oral sex on him, he said.
The prosecution says the girl was too intoxicated to consent to any sexual activity, much less ******l intercourse that left her bloodied and bruised.
The young woman testified in the criminal case she had been a virgin until her encounter with Johnson. The statement of claim in her civil suit does not include this detail.
Ben Johnson leaves the Ontario Court in Windsor, Ont., on Nov. 12, 2015. (Dan Janisse/Postmedia)

NHL hopeful sued for $3.95M over alleged washroom-stall rape | Hockey | Sports |

hmmmm, interesting story, never heard of this hockey player till this moment, or anything of the incident,
so I don't have any opinion either way, it will all get sorted out in time, hopefully by the truth.

 

[Mowich]

hmmmm, interesting story, never heard of this hockey player till this moment, or anything of the incident,
so I don't have any opinion either way, it will all get sorted out in time, hopefully by the truth.

hmmmn..........is right talloola.

 

[bill barilko]

Evander Kane Charged with Being a Jerk Once Again-I'm So Glad this jerk doesn't play here

Sabres' Evander Kane charged with harassment at bar
Prosecutors dropped sexual assault charge against forward in March

Sabres forward Evander Kane was arrested by Buffalo police on Friday, and faces numerous charges for allegedly grabbing three women by the neck, hair and arms during an altercation at a downtown bar last month.

The 24-year-old Kane was handcuffed after turning himself in outside the police department's downtown booking facility. Kane was processed and released, and is scheduled to make his first court appearance on Aug. 1. He faces four counts of non-criminal harassment, one count of disorderly conduct and a count of misdemeanour trespass as a result of the altercation that happened in the early hours of June 25 — the same day the NHL's two-day draft opened in Buffalo.

The arrest was made a day after investigators informed the player's lawyer of the charges and requested Kane surrender himself, Buffalo police downtown district chief Joseph Gramaglia said.

Kane's lawyer Paul Cambria told The Associated Press by phone that his client denies the charges. Cambria questioned why Kane was charged with trespassing when he was invited to the bar by the establishment's owner.

Kane handcuffed

Cambria was also surprised police handcuffed Kane outside the facility, when his client voluntarily surrendered.

"Obviously, it wasn't necessary," Cambria said. "But we don't govern their actions."

Gramaglia said it is police policy to handcuff all suspects upon entering the secure facility regardless of who they are or the charges.

Gramaglia said the charges are based on allegations made by three women, who said they were grabbed by Kane inside and outside the bar. A male bar employee, who forcibly removed Kane from the establishment, also filed a complaint which led to the disorderly conduct and trespass charges, Gramaglia said.

He said no one was injured.

The Sabres and the NHL both issued statements saying they are aware of Kane's arrest.

The NHL said it will monitor the legal proceedings before determining whether Kane will face disciplinary action. The league added, if necessary, it could determine to have Kane directed to the NHL/NHL Players' Association's behavioural health professionals for evaluation and counselling.

String of troubles

The arrest is the latest in a string of off- and on-ice troubles for Kane, who has two years remaining on his contract.

In March, prosecutors announced after a three-month investigation that Kane would not face a sexual assault charge stemming from a December incident because there was no evidence to support the allegation.

Kane also ran into trouble with the Sabres, who suspended him for one game in February after he slept in and missed practice. It happened a day after pictures surfaced on social media of Kane celebrating in Toronto after attending the NBA all-star game.

Three weeks ago, Sabres general manager Tim Murray expressed concern about Kane by saying the player needs to behave better.

"He's going to have to pick and choose his spots when he goes out a lot better than he does," Murray said. "Whether he has done these things or not, or he is guilty of these things or not, it's not something I like getting up in the morning and reading about that's for sure."

The fourth player selected in the 2009 draft, Kane completed his first season in Buffalo after being acquired in a multiplayer trade with Winnipeg in February 2015. He scored 20 goals and added 15 assists in 65 games last season.

 

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The arrest is the latest in a string of off- and on-ice troubles for Kane, who has two years remaining on his contract.

In March, prosecutors announced after a three-month investigation that Kane would not face a sexual assault charge stemming from a December incident because there was no evidence to support the allegation.

Kane also ran into trouble with the Sabres, who suspended him for one game in February after he slept in and missed practice. It happened a day after pictures surfaced on social media of Kane celebrating in Toronto after attending the NBA all-star game.

Three weeks ago, Sabres general manager Tim Murray expressed concern about Kane by saying the player needs to behave better.

"He's going to have to pick and choose his spots when he goes out a lot better than he does," Murray said. "Whether he has done these things or not, or he is guilty of these things or not, it's not something I like getting up in the morning and reading about that's for sure."

The fourth player selected in the 2009 draft, Kane completed his first season in Buffalo after being acquired in a multiplayer trade with Winnipeg in February 2015. He scored 20 goals and added 15 assists in 65 games last season.

evander kane certainly needs to grow up, and probably needs to address his drinking habits, and also
where he is spending his nights socially.

now his g.m. is taking close notice of this behavior, and that's good, he must step in and give
kane a good, stern and important set of rules, and a stiff warning, or else.

he obviously needs some help, so get it for him, make it mandatory, he has no choice.

this latest instance sounds like 'drinking' again is his biggest enemy.

no one was injured and that's good, seems it was just stupid, and maybe the women were drunk too,
just assuming they were all drunk.

a very talented hockey player, but a young man who likes to have a good time, too much of a good time,
like many many other young men in this world, but the media will always be right there to throw it
out there for all to read, where as no one cares about the regular guy who does the same thing.

so, get it together evander, training season is right around the corner, your team needs you.

 

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Don Cherry and Ron MacLean get Walk of Fame star
The Canadian Press
First posted: Monday, July 25, 2016 03:19 PM EDT | Updated: Monday, July 25, 2016 03:23 PM EDT
TORONTO - Veteran hockey broadcasters Don Cherry and Ron MacLean were honoured Monday with a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.
Speaking at a ceremony in downtown Toronto, Walk of Fame CEO Melanie Hurley said the pair have made incredible contributions to Canadian culture.
Cherry and MacLean have hosted "Coach's Corner" on "Hockey Night in Canada" together for nearly 30 years.
Cherry, a former NHL coach of the year and minor-league hockey player, started the segment in 1980.
MacLean joined as his co-host in 1987.
Cherry approved of their star's design, joking that his name was on top "as it should be."
"It feels good, this here," Cherry said. "Ron, I know it means a lot to you."
MacLean said getting the star was special, but noted that his partnership with Cherry was not always so well-received.
"When we first started 'Coach's Corner,' we got nominated for a Gemini and we lost to Bob Izumi's fishing show," said MacLean. "Grapes said 'That's it, I don't ever want to have my name put up for anything again, keep me out of these stupid awards.'"
The Walk of Fame distinction comes as MacLean prepares to return as the main host of "Hockey Night in Canada" after a two-year absence.
He was replaced by George Stroumboulopoulos in 2014, after 27 years with the program, though he continued his role as "Coach's Corner" sidekick and hosted "Hometown Hockey," profiling towns across Canada.
On June 27, Rogers Sportsnet announced that Stroumboulopoulos would "depart the company to explore new creative opportunities," and that MacLean would be back hosting the "Hockey Night in Canada" early game on Saturday nights.
"The big chair is next to Don," MacLean said. "That was always my thing,"
But MacLean says he feels lucky to be back in the top job.
"A lot of nice things have been said, so I felt humbled by it."
Don Cherry and Ron MacLean at the unveiling of their star on Canada's Walk of Fame on King St. W. in Toronto Monday, July 25, 2016. (Dave Thomas/Toronto Sun)

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