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 KaneB次元官网网址檚 wife Anna made the charges in a social media post directed at NHL commissioner Gary Bettman:
B次元官网网址淐an someone ask Gary Bettman how they let a player gamble on his own games? Bet and win with bookies on his own games?B次元官网网址�
A National Hockey League statement said the league B次元官网网址渢akes these allegations very seriously. We intend to conduct a full investigation and will have no further comment at this time.B次元官网网址�
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Kane issued a statement describing the claims as B次元官网网址渃ompletely false allegations that my estranged wife and soon to be ex has made against me.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淓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 leagueB次元官网网址檚 investigation, having my name cleared and looking forward to this upcoming season.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址� Evander Kane (@evanderkane_9)
Kane also commented on his wifeB次元官网网址檚 accusation in another social media post that he abandoned his daughter and went to Europe for a vacation after telling her their house was B次元官网网址渂eing taken by the bankB次元官网网址� while B次元官网网址測ou party every day every night, never calling your daughter and never asking not even one time how IB次元官网网址檓 doing by myself.B次元官网网址�
Kane said that he has tried to see his daughter, but has been restricted by his wife.
B次元官网网址淚 have had some FaceTime calls and visits with her, not every day as I would like to,B次元官网网址� said Kane.
B次元官网网址淚 would encourage people to realize that someone who goes to this length to jeopardize someoneB次元官网网址檚 career with lies is mentally unwell,B次元官网网址� 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 B次元官网网址渢heft, fire, other disaster or gambling,B次元官网网址� listed $1.5 million B次元官网网址済ambling at casino and via bookie (sports betting).B次元官网网址�
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 GiantsB次元官网网址� 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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