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By far the most serious incident, of course, was the one that triggered a rape investigation underway in Hamburg, N.Y., a suburb of Buffalo where Patrick Kane makes his off-season home. That is where a late-night rape allegedly occurred, after a woman and a friend had been invited back to the Chicago Blackhawks player’s home for a late-night party. The accuser says she went into a room, that Kane followed and sexually assaulted her and that, according to unnamed sources, bites were involved in the assault.
Kane has been under investigation for two weeks without charges being filed but the investigation has already had some consequences, including EA Sports banishing the Blackhawks star from its cover. (Once it was Jonathan Toews and Kane together, now it’s Toews alone.)
As usual, the sports world has focused, not on the victim, but on the impact the case would have on Kane and the Blackhawks should charges be filed. Much fuss has been made over the poor Blackhawks, who lost a bundle of talent after their Stanley Cup win and now might have to do without one of their two best players.
Very little fuss has been made over the victim, who if Kane is charged will face the triple whammy: the alleged rape, public hysteria from outraged fans who don’t believe their heroes should be charged no matter what they do — and last and probably worst, a phalanx of expensive legal talent lining up to trash her reputation in court.
Kane has already retained high-profile lawyer Paul Cambria to represent him, a mere taste of things to come should charges be filed.
Other than the initial reports, the only thing that has come to light so far was that Kane’s driver that night was an off-duty cop who saw nothing inappropriate between Kane and the woman in question. But since the driver wasn’t in the house at the time of the alleged attack, that’s irrelevant.
What is not irrelevant is the way the Blackhawks and the NHL react. There are two possible templates involving NHL stars and domestic violence: in the first, the Colorado Avalanche used the “innocent-until-proven-guilty” dodge to stand behind Semyon Varlamov.
By the time the Los Angeles Kings’ Slava Voynov was charged, the social landscape had changed radically due to a single punch thrown by former Baltimore Ravens running-back Ray Rice. That punch, thrown to the jaw of Rice’s spouse, Janay Palmer, might never have caused much of a stir had a video of the incident not emerged. There it was, in grainy black-and-white: the abuse of a woman by a wealthy, entitled athlete, writ large. The wave of public outrage put all sports leagues, the NHL included, under scrutiny.
The NHL took the proper action and suspended Voynov and the Kings were later fined $100,000 for allowing the defenceman to attend a practice. Last month, Voynov pleaded no contest to the charges that he choked, kicked and punched his wife and was sentenced to 90 days in jail and three years’ probation.
Investigators in New York State can take their time examining the evidence against Kane but the NHL and Blackhawks, if they want to stay ahead of the curve, cannot. Given the gravity of the potential charges against him, Kane should already have been suspended until this is resolved.
The principal that a suspect in a criminal case is innocent until proven guilty does not apply here. Under section 18-A.5 of the CAB, “the league may suspend the player pending the league’s formal review and disposition of the matter where the failure to suspend the player during this period would create a substantial risk of material harm to the legitimate interests and/or reputation of the league.”
That risk, in this instance, is huge. If charges are filed against Kane, the case will dwarf anything that has come before in the NHL. The league and the Blackhawks have been lucky that all this is going on during cottage season, when the world is paying little attention to events in Hamburg.
All that is about to change, no matter what local officials decide to do. At best, Kane’s reputation is permanently tainted, the myth that he had grown up since his previous brushes with the law now in tatters. At worst, the NHL will have the man who may be its biggest American star in the dock facing a rape charge.
At the very least, the NHL needs to send the right signal by suspending Kane until this is resolved, one way or another. It’s pretty clear the Blackhawks aren’t going to act unless the NHL forces their hand — and the time to act is now.
__________________ "There's a lot of dead people who had the right of way." "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience." "I have a lot of beliefs, and I live by none of them. They're just my beliefs, they make me feel good about who I am. But if they get in the way of a thing I want, like I wanna jack off or something, I just do that."
Why would they suspend him? He hasn't been convicted of anything. He hasn't even been charged?
Not defending him or what he's potentially done but seriously, we have nothing other than accusations. I could understand suspending him if he's been charged but he's just under investigation right now. Where do you draw the line?
The National Hockey League appears poised for radical changes to its team jerseys in the wake of a deal that may pave the way for advertising on team uniforms.
Adidas has won a long-term deal to make uniforms for the 30 NHL teams, beginning in the 2017-18 season.
Adidas takes over from its corporate cousin Reebok, a sports brand owned by Adidas.
For Adidas, the NHL deal is a big, if curious, win. The company beat out rivals Under Armour and Bauer Hockey for the NHL jersey contract, three people familiar with the matter told TSN. The NHL’s deal with Reebok pays the league about $35 million per season, a source said. The new deal with Adidas will see the rights fee double, the source said.
Both the NHL and Adidas declined to comment. A source said the agreement would be formally announced in mid-September. It's unclear whether the NHL will receive a cut of revenue from jersey sales or if it's a straight rights-fee arrangement.
A source told TSN that the deal would surely mean big changes to uniform designs, perhaps with Adidas’s familiar three-stripe trademark being added to some or all team jerseys.
“The NHL might not want big changes like that, but for the money Adidas will pay, they’ll be pretty aggressive pushing to make the NHL jerseys identifiable with their brand,” the source said.
It's believed that Adidas will also produce jerseys for the eight teams that will play in next year's World Cup of Hockey, although that could not be confirmed.
Moving to a new jersey supplier may be a natural transition for the NHL to begin introducing on-jersey advertising, several league sources told TSN.
During a meeting of NHL team presidents in New York last year, league officials estimated they might raise $4 million per team – or $120 million annually – by allowing corporate sponsors to put their logos front and centre on jerseys.
“If you’re already deciding on a major NHL jersey overhaul, maybe with Adidas striping on the jerseys, then it seems like it would be a good time to introduce the ads, if you plan to do it anyway,” a league source told TSN.
Adidas has already been quietly preparing for the new hockey contract. This summer, Edmonton Oilers phenom Connor McDavid filmed a commercial to promote the brand.
Adidas also hopes to feature Sidney Crosby in its marketing plans. Crosby has an endorsement agreement with Reebok that expires at the end of August and his agents have been negotiating with Adidas.
The NHL deal is somewhat curious because it wasn’t too long ago that Adidas said it would move away from league partnerships.
In March, Adidas announced it was quitting its partnership with the National Basketball Association after 11 years. The company said at the time that it would instead emphasize new products and sponsor individual players, Bloomberg News reported at the time.
In 2014, Adidas signed deals with four of the top six NBA draft picks, including Canadian Andrew Wiggins. In June, Nike announced an eight-year agreement with the NBA worth a reported $1 billion.
In 2012, Adidas’s Reebok unit lost the right to produce National Football League jerseys to Nike.
Adidas has struggled to boost its sales in the competitive North American sport market, particularly against dominant Nike.
“America is not a sprint for us, it is more a marathon… we still have a lot of work ahead of us,” Adidas AG chief executive Herbert Hainer said earlier this year on a conference call with reporters.
Adidas’ North American sales fell 7 per cent last year, and the company slipped to third place in the market behind Nike and Under Armour, according to the data firm Euromonitor.
Overall, Adidas has global sales of $14 billion (U.S.) and a global market share of 10.5 per cent, compared to $36 billion and 15.9 per cent for Nike. Adidas has increased its marketing budget by more than 25 per cent, Reuters reported in March, and the company has put a new emphasis on the U.S., the world's top sportswear market.
Investment analysts have speculated for several years that Adidas plans to sell off the struggling Reebok unit.
While Adidas bought Reebok in 2006, Reebok has since been repositioned as a fitness brand, perhaps suggesting its ties to the NHL no longer make sense even if Adidas rejects calls from investors to sell Reebok.
Adidas executive Mark King, who recently ran the company’s golf division TaylorMade, has been tasked with rekindling Adidas’ North American sales.
At an investor day earlier this year King said he wanted to make Adidas “cool” again. The company, which has a partnership with rapper Kanye West, will relocate 75 designers, developers and marketing executives from Germany to the U.S., King said, adding Adidas will run its biggest ever ad campaigns over the next three years.
__________________ "There's a lot of dead people who had the right of way." "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience." "I have a lot of beliefs, and I live by none of them. They're just my beliefs, they make me feel good about who I am. But if they get in the way of a thing I want, like I wanna jack off or something, I just do that."
I don't think he ended up selling his house in Dunbar when he left the Canucks. Probably wise decision, likely worth an extra mill+ now
According to Linden on Team1040, Salo has relocated with his family back to Vancouver. Linden will be discussing a role for him on the club. Salo may also have his own Ring of Honour night.
I'd rather see Big Country and Bibby actually duke it out lol
Let's see how the Adidas NHL jerseys will pan out...news just came out but i'm sure PS ones will come out soon enough
__________________ "There's a lot of dead people who had the right of way." "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience." "I have a lot of beliefs, and I live by none of them. They're just my beliefs, they make me feel good about who I am. But if they get in the way of a thing I want, like I wanna jack off or something, I just do that."
First, Adidas pays NBA star James Harden with a $200 million contract over 13 years. Then they pay the NHL to design players' jerseys.
This has nothing to do with new jersey designs... This is the contract to make/sell them exactly how they are right now.... Instead of RBK in the tag it will say Adidas.
moving to adidas will give some teams an opportunity to overhaul their jerseys as well, but i suspect the majority of them will remain the same
for the love of god, nashville needs a change in jersey (the yellow fuck case of an eye sore)
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Santorelli for another 1 year deal 875k.... can someone explain why he's worth so little?
M Santorelli: 33pts last year, his +/- is 0 having spent most of the season in a Leafs jersey...
B Sutter: 33pts last year, +6 on a contender all year.... gets 4+ mil
Santorelli has a TOI average of 14.23 mins per game along with a 86/100 46.2% faceoff percentage. He barely plays shorthanded with an average of 33 seconds of shorthanded play per game (2014-2015 season). Over the course of his NHL career, he's played in 336 games scored 55G & 65A for a total of 120 points with a -43.
Sutter has a TOI average of 17:19 mins per game along with a 688/671 50.6% faceoff percentage. He plays shorthanded with an average of 2:18 mins of shorthanded play per game (2014-2015 season). Over the course of his NHL career, he's played in 495 games scored 98G & 87A for a total of 185 points with a +8.
Talked to so many people and they've all jumped off the bandwagon . Saying they're not any bit excited about the 2015-2015 season.
Well, I for one am super stoked and optimistic about the upcoming season!
Talked to so many people and they've all jumped off the bandwagon . Saying they're not any bit excited about the 2015-2015 season.
Well, I for one am super stoked and optimistic about the upcoming season!
My optimism and hope died ages ago. I think at this point I'm just glad hockey's back. I gave up being optimistic about the Canucks cus it's been one let down after another. Now instead of, "Oh i'm stoked and really optimistic about the coming season!" it's "Surprise me."
I wouldn't say i'm excited. I'm not optimistic either.
The only exciting part for me will be seeing how the new players fit into and the potential of prospects having good training camps and challenging for roster spot.
The very best thing that can happen this season is a prospect having a break out season. I have very low expectations in terms of winning or making the playoffs. If they somehow turn out a good season and develop some prospects, great! If not, oh well I saw that coming.
__________________ "There's a lot of dead people who had the right of way." "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience." "I have a lot of beliefs, and I live by none of them. They're just my beliefs, they make me feel good about who I am. But if they get in the way of a thing I want, like I wanna jack off or something, I just do that."
Not particularly excited. Realistically, we aren't winning a Cup with the lineup we've got. If there's no shot at a Cup, we're just playing for regular season bragging rights...and that just lowers your draft pick so...not a lot going for the Canucks this season.
I'm always excited about hockey season.. Nothing beats coming home from work, getting dinner ready and watching the game on TV. I miss hockey dammit and it can't start soon enough!!
Not particularly excited. Realistically, we aren't winning a Cup with the lineup we've got. If there's no shot at a Cup, we're just playing for regular season bragging rights...and that just lowers your draft pick so...not a lot going for the Canucks this season.
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