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06-19-2009, 03:45 AM
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#1 | | y'all better put some respeck on my name
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| Report: Developer duped 19 NHL players out of $25M
NEW YORK – A golf resort developer duped nearly two dozen NHL players out of $25 million, blowing the money on gratuitous parties that were attended by former Yankees players Roger Clemens and Reggie Jackson, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday.
The New York Post reported in Friday's edition that 19 former and current NHL players filed suit against Ken Jowdy, alleging they invested the money with the Las Vegas-based golf-course mogul to develop two luxury resorts in Mexico — a project they say is seven years behind schedule.
Instead, according to the players, Jowdy squandered the money on "lavish parties" to impress the likes of Clemens, Jackson and banned hits king Pete Rose, among others, who Jowdy hoped would eventually buy real estate in the planned resorts.
The lawsuit seeks the return of the $25 million they invested and $15 million in damages.
Former New York Rangers and Islanders defensman Bryan Berard and one-time Islanders captain Michael Peca were hit the hardest, each losing $700,000 in the deal, according to the filing in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
"It's particularly uncomfortable for all," Berard told the Post. "He's taken our money without telling us, and it's supposedly all gone."
Other players involved in the alleged scam include: Chris Simon, who played for both the Rangers and Islanders; former Rangers Greg deVries, Steve Rucchin and Rem Murray; former New Jersey Devil Turner Stevenson; and Sergei Gonchar of the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins.
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06-19-2009, 06:47 AM
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#2 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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He ripped off Chris Simon? I pitty the fool.
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06-19-2009, 06:55 AM
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#3 | | RS.net PIMP
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Originally Posted by quasi  He ripped off Chris Simon? I pitty the fool. | He's going to get a hockey stick to the throat!
Yea but unfortunately, thats not really too surprising. We have accounts for a lot of current and former NHLers at my firm and the amount of stories I've heard of horrible investments and investment scams is amazing to say the least.
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06-19-2009, 07:12 AM
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#4 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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Ya, didn't Modano almost end up bankrupt a few years back because of bad investments?
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06-19-2009, 07:29 AM
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#5 | | Say! Say! Say!
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I don't understand how hockey players can get bankrupt. The majority of them gets paid more than some people do their whole lifestyle. Know your limit.
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06-19-2009, 07:32 AM
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#6 | | Willing to sell a family member for a few minutes on RS
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06-19-2009, 08:32 AM
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#7 | | Hypa owned my ass at least once
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Originally Posted by The Notorious MSG I don't understand how hockey players can get bankrupt. The majority of them gets paid more than some people do their whole lifestyle. Know your limit. | Yeah but they're living well beyond our means either. Did you see the pic of Lidstrom's house in the 08/09 Canucks thread.
Hell, the costs to hire maitenance for that must be some people's mortgages around here.
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06-19-2009, 08:35 AM
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#8 | | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
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Originally Posted by quasi Ya, didn't Modano almost end up bankrupt a few years back because of bad investments? | not bad investments his best friend/manager was stealing from him.
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