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[Lenophis]

And it has nothing to do with politics, but more on the line of ethics.

By now some of you may have heard by now about former NHL player and current assistant coach Richard Tocchet has been implicated and practically (but not literally) charged with running an illegal gambling ring.

It's evolving into a royal mess for the NHL, for a number of reasons.
1: Last season didn't exist.
2: This is along the lines of what Pete Rose did 15-20 years ago. (Yes, it's been that long.)
3: This stretches out to many current and former players.

And in this mess, one man simply known as "The Great One" is caught up in the middle of it. Wayne's wife is said to have played a major part in this gambling ring as well.

Now when the NHL made some announcement's for the 2006-2007 season, Phoenix lost the All-Star game because of the Olympics. In a way, it's now good that there isn't any All-Star game in Phoenix this year, because this topic would be the one and only story.

I don't particuarilly care about what this Tocchet does with his money. However, I am annoyed that outcomes of games may have been changed because of this gambling. That's still under investigation. Safe to say I have mixed feelings about this whole thing.

The NHL did not need this when it's still trying to get a fanbase back, that's for sure.
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Damn.
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[Viewtiful Bob]

> The NHL did not need this when it's still trying to get a
> fanbase back, that's for sure.

Yeah, I was reading about that earlier... this is not the best way for the NHL to try to establish itself as one of the "big" sports and draw in a fan base. But I do find it rather funny that Wayne Gretzky is caught up in this (I could personally never stand him because he whined to the refs constantly back in his playing days). It is a way to get the NHL in the news, at least. Publicity is still publicity... even if it is bad, it can't really ruin the reputation of a league that hardly nobody pays attention to anyways. So I'm thinking this can only be a good thing to at least get the NHL in the news again.
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[coolie]

This scandal would only hurt if it was found out that all involved were betting on hockey.

As it stands, the sport won't really be getting a black eye from this. I mean, Pete Rose's scandal only hurt himself. The only thing to kill baseball was the '94 strike, not one dude's gambling.
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[Fla Flash]

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And it has nothing to do with politics, but more on the line
of ethics.

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You've got balls.. mentioning politics and ethics in the same sentence , nevermind post.
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[Lenophis]

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You've got balls.. mentioning politics and ethics in the same sentence , nevermind post.

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My apologies, sensei. Forgive me!
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[Venomthekid]

woah, lots of words
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[Ugly Joe]

> woah, lots of words
>
Thanks for digging up a three month old thread for that insight. <img src=smilies/thumb.gif>
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