Claims that San Jose Sharks left wing Evander Kane bet on his own games have been denied by the former star player with the Langley-based Vancouver Giants.
An investigation was announced Saturday after Kane91裸聊视频檚 wife Anna made the charges in a social media post directed at NHL commissioner Gary Bettman:
91裸聊视频淐an someone ask Gary Bettman how they let a player gamble on his own games? Bet and win with bookies on his own games?91裸聊视频�
A National Hockey League statement said the league 91裸聊视频渢akes these allegations very seriously. We intend to conduct a full investigation and will have no further comment at this time.91裸聊视频�
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Kane issued a statement describing the claims as 91裸聊视频渃ompletely false allegations that my estranged wife and soon to be ex has made against me.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淓ven against the advice of my legal team I feel strongly that the public and fans hear this directly from me. I have NEVER gambled/bet on Hockey, NEVER gambled/bet on a Sharks game, NEVER GAMBLED/BET on any of my games and NEVER thrown a hockey game. I look forward to cooperating with the league91裸聊视频檚 investigation, having my name cleared and looking forward to this upcoming season.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频� Evander Kane (@evanderkane_9)
Kane also commented on his wife91裸聊视频檚 accusation in another social media post that he abandoned his daughter and went to Europe for a vacation after telling her their house was 91裸聊视频渂eing taken by the bank91裸聊视频� while 91裸聊视频測ou party every day every night, never calling your daughter and never asking not even one time how I91裸聊视频檓 doing by myself.91裸聊视频�
Kane said that he has tried to see his daughter, but has been restricted by his wife.
91裸聊视频淚 have had some FaceTime calls and visits with her, not every day as I would like to,91裸聊视频� said Kane.
91裸聊视频淚 would encourage people to realize that someone who goes to this length to jeopardize someone91裸聊视频檚 career with lies is mentally unwell,91裸聊视频� Kane added.
A Chapter 7 bankruptcy claim filed on behalf of Kane in the Northern District of California in San Jose on Jan. 9, under the heading of losses due to 91裸聊视频渢heft, fire, other disaster or gambling,91裸聊视频� listed $1.5 million 91裸聊视频済ambling at casino and via bookie (sports betting).91裸聊视频�
In the filing, Kane lists assets of $10 million and liabilities of $27 million.
U.S. media reported the Cosmopolitan hotel in Las Vegas had dropped a lawsuit against Kane for allegedly failing to repay $500,000 in casino markers. Kane reportedly ran up a tab when the Sharks were playing the Golden Knights in Las Vegas during the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2019.
The 1991-born Kane was drafted 19th overall in the 2006 WHL Bantam Draft by the now-Langley-based Vancouver Giants.
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He went on to appear in two Memorial Cup games, tallying an assist as part of the Giants91裸聊视频� 2007 Memorial Cup championship.
Kane, 29, is three seasons into a $49 million, seven-year contract. According to Capfriendly, which charts hockey salaries, he has made just under $56 million during his NHL career.
Last season, he had 22 goals and 27 assists in 56 games.
- with files from Associated Press
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