Phil Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Quote Slowly but surely, the players from Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team are speaking up, distancing themselves from an alleged sex assault after a team reunion that has shaken Hockey Canada to its core. Arizona Coyotes defenceman Conor Timmins was the latest to step forward, with management group Quartexx tweeting on his behalf: “I am aware of the allegations made against some of the members of the 2018 Canadian World Junior Hockey team at the London, Ontario gala event in June of 2018. I was not involved in any way in the incident that gave rise to the allegations that have been reported. No one alleges that I was present or involved and I have no personal knowledge of what occurred.” Timmins — who also pledged to “continue to co-operate” with investigations — is the 14th player from the team of 22 to step forward with a statement either directly or through a representative. Some have proclaimed innocence. Most have promised co-operation. Some simply reminded fans they weren’t at the event. Hockey Canada recently announced it would be reopening an investigation into the alleged incident involving eight unidentified players, including members of that 2018 team. The NHL also promises to reveal the results of its own investigation when it is complete. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2022/07/18/more-players-step-forward-in-hockey-canada-sex-assault-investigation.html -- Quote TSN first reported on the allegations in May, citing a lawsuit filed by the woman who made the allegation earlier this year. In it, she alleged eight players from the Canadian Hockey League and the World Junior championship team bought her alcoholic beverages and that she went back to a nearby hotel with one of the players. TSN reported that after allegedly engaging in sexual acts with the woman, a player cited only as John Doe 1 “invited the remainder of the John Doe defendants into the room without the knowledge or consent of the Plaintiff,” where they allegedly repeatedly sexually assaulted her. https://globalnews.ca/news/8935781/hockey-canada-alleged-sex-assault-probe-player-responses/ -- Hockey Canada has been taking it in the teeth for weeks/months on this story, which just gets worse and worse with each new chapter in the reporting, including a recent report that indicates they used registration fees to build a fund to cover sexual assault claims. As of this moment, Conor Timmins, Cale Makar, Victor Mete, Dante Fabbro, Jonah Gadjovich, and Cal Foote have all spoken out to claim they weren't involved in what reportedly took place, which suggests there's now a public pressure campaign on other members of the team to also declare their innocence. I'd imagine we'll have a functional list of potential culprits really soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksBurner Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Quote the alleged incident involving eight unidentified players It would be ironic if only 8 players came out publicly and said they weren't involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sod16 Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Has anyone matched a team list against a list of those who claim not to have been present? Process of elimination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 I haven’t read all the statements by players, but I don’t recall many “I had no knowledge of the incident” and the fact they all lawyered up to release the statement is a huge red flag to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 What was the verdict of the Police investigation? What charges have been laid? Did this victim go to Duke University? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 13 hours ago, josh said: I haven’t read all the statements by players, but I don’t recall many “I had no knowledge of the incident” and the fact they all lawyered up to release the statement is a huge red flag to me. It's 2022, everybody's lawyered up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Dreamer Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) One would be stupid not to lawyer up. Guilty or not. Edited July 21, 2022 by H-Dreamer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 30 minutes ago, josh said: Is he just saying he was too drunk to remember? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Phil Posted October 11, 2022 Author Share Posted October 11, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash or Czech Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 All it took was all of their sponsors dropping out and their subsidiaries not paying player fees... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sod16 Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 I guess too drunk to remember is not Too Drunk to F*** (Cue Jello Biafra). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 6 hours ago, Cash or Czech said: All it took was all of their sponsors dropping out and their subsidiaries not paying player fees... i mean, they did just get the cover of “cHeL”. Best publicity you can get for the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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