The NHL is looking into claims San Jose Sharks forrad Evander Kane wagered on games in which he played after his wife, Anna, levied the accusations on Instagram earlier today.
In response to what appears to be a petition from the NHL player to his wife to coordinate visitation with their girl and to expect her to empty a property, Anna took to Instagram claiming her hubby suffers from gaming habituation and that he play on games inwards which he participated.
Drafted in 2009, the Canadian born player started his life history with the capital of Georgia Thrashers, the franchise that later became the Lake Winnipeg Jets. He was traded to San Jose in 2018. Anna’s societal media posts don’t fix when her married man bet on games.
“How does the NHL permit a driven gaming addict relieve frolic when he’s manifestly throwing games to win money? Hmm maybe someone needs to come up to this,” she said inwards one post.
She followed that up with “Can someone enquire (NHL commissioner) Gary Bettman how they permit a player gamble on his possess games? Bet and win with bookies on his possess games?”
There is some rattling serious accusations being made past Evander Kane’s wife saying that Evander is gaming on his possess games #SJSharks pic.twitter.com/D63zufsdI1
— SJ Sharks Coverage (@SJSharksNewsIG) July 31, 2021
NHL, Sharks Respond
The NHL and the Sharks speedily issued statements following Anna’s Instragram posts.
The League was made aware this even of a put up on social media alleging that San Jose Sharks Player Evander Kane wager on NHL games,” according to a statement. “The wholeness of our spirited is paramount and the League takes these allegations really seriously. We specify to conduct a total investigating and will have got no further notice at this time.”
This isn’t Kane’s firstly run-in with gambling-related issues. Earlier this year, he filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. At that time, court documents revealed he’s $26.8 billion inwards debt and that he missed $1.5 meg inwards the month leading up to the filing.
The bankruptcy filing came just now years after a Sunshine State bank building sued Kane for $8.3 billion after the player defaulted on a loan secured past his contract.
In May, he was come to with another $15 zillion suit after another bank building made similar claims. All told, his bankruptcy filing indicates nearly 50 creditors are pursuing him despite his $7 billion annual salary.
“The Sharks feature been in impinging today with the (NHL) around the serious allegations made against Evander Kane. We livelihood a full and transparent investigation into the position to defend the unity of the spunky and eubstance with our team values,” according to a statement issued by the team.
Sordid History
In 2019, Kane was sued past the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip o'er $500,000 in volunteer(a) markers, but that judicial proceeding was dismissed the next twelvemonth — presumptively because he paid the tab.
If his wife’s allegations are proven accurate, Kane’s position hearkens backrest to perhaps the most famous lesson of an jock betting on games in which he participated — Pete Rose. The all-time hits leader inwards Major League Baseball (MLB) is banished from the spirited and the G. Stanley Hall of Fame because he bet on games inward which he played and managed though he denied that claim in his 2004 book.
It isn’t yet top if Kane would human face such harsh penalty if the accusations are true.
The NHL is the to the lowest degree wagered on of the iv major domestic help leagues — NFL, NBA and MLB are the others — and the conference is notoriously tight-fisted when it comes to injury information and goalie assignments, making living tough on sportsbook operators and bettors alike.
The league’s report for secretiveness on those fronts would, however, high spot possible advantages for Kane, assuming it’s straight that he wagered on games inwards which he played.