-AJ- Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 4 minutes ago, Junkyard Dog said: Yeah I think he did. Didn’t Patrick Kane come from a good family too? I know he is the only brother of three sisters. He’s a father now too. Any mistakes you make on that level isn’t gonna go past 3 sisters and a mother. They’ll put your head back on straight. I remember him getting pretty emotional when his grandfather died so that led me to think he has good family bonds. I don't know the specifics of his family, but I do recall an old Hockey News article that talked about how his parents paid about $200,000 USD for his hockey upbringing, so at the very least, his parents were wealthy and invested in his passion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 8 minutes ago, -AJ- said: I don't know the specifics of his family, but I do recall an old Hockey News article that talked about how his parents paid about $200,000 USD for his hockey upbringing, so at the very least, his parents were wealthy and invested in his passion. I guess I would like to assume his family helped guide him to become a better person. He does seem better off now and is a new father recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadcanucks Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 1 hour ago, -AJ- said: I don't know the specifics of his family, but I do recall an old Hockey News article that talked about how his parents paid about $200,000 USD for his hockey upbringing, so at the very least, his parents were wealthy and invested in his passion. Virtanen's father is Air Traffic Controller at YVR. Yale Hockey Academy ain't cheap. Hopefully Virtanen senior isn't distracted too badly by his Sh!t for Brains son's actions. Would hate to see a couple of planes collide over the Strait of Georgia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmm Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 22 hours ago, NHL97OneTimer said: Just because he's charged, doesn't make him guilty. This shouldn't be forgotten. With that said, this is pretty sad all around and I hope the truth is found and judged appropriately. There's an awful culture within the sport and events like these need to be dealt with appropriately. If guilty, I hope he never plays an NHL game again. why would you hope that? are you a supporter of one strike your out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL97OneTimer Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 On 1/28/2022 at 5:40 PM, lmm said: why would you hope that? are you a supporter of one strike your out? If he's guilty of a significant crime, then clubs should take the high road yes. He can get on with his life in other ways but the NHL should not want that as part of their look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B Cooper Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) On 1/28/2022 at 5:40 PM, lmm said: why would you hope that? are you a supporter of one strike your out? For rape…… yes If he is found guilty, and the system works, he should be in jail long enough to miss his chance to play hockey again. Edited January 31, 2022 by D.B Cooper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 2 hours ago, D.B Cooper said: For rape…… yes If he is found guilty, and the system works, he should be in jail long enough to miss his chance to play hockey again. He is not charged with rape- afaik that is not even a thing to charge anyone with. Sexual assault, on the other hand is a crime. On 1/27/2022 at 1:30 PM, 73 Percent said: I'm not so sure of that. JR will probably try to retro actively terminate his contract now that he officially commited a crime. With how dire out cap situation is, I assume this will be at the top of JRs list if it is possible. Jake has not officially committed a crime. He has been officially charged with a crime- two vastly different things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 7 minutes ago, gurn said: He is not charged with rape- afaik that is not even a thing to charge anyone with. Sexual assault, on the other hand is a crime. Jake has not officially committed a crime. He has been officially charged with a crime- two vastly different things. Fair enough but my thoughts still stand on the Canucks should be able to terminate his contract after being charged for sexual assault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, 73 Percent said: Fair enough but my thoughts still stand on the Canucks should be able to terminate his contract after being charged for sexual assault. particularly if the info Jake gave the Canucks was misleading, or had things left out that have come to light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goog16 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 (edited) On 1/27/2022 at 6:45 PM, NHL97OneTimer said: Just because he's charged, doesn't make him guilty. This shouldn't be forgotten. With that said, this is pretty sad all around and I hope the truth is found and judged appropriately. There's an awful culture within the sport and events like these need to be dealt with appropriately. If guilty, I hope he never plays an NHL game again. ^^100%^^ Nobody knows what happened but the two involved and Jake like all persons charged with a crime deserves and will get his day in court with a judge or a jury of his peers. This lynching,cancel culture and rush to judgement of people on social media,chat and message boards is so sickening...whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty???? Edited February 1, 2022 by goog16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goog16 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 (edited) sorry double post Edited February 1, 2022 by goog16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granpappy Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 21 hours ago, 73 Percent said: Fair enough but my thoughts still stand on the Canucks should be able to terminate his contract after being charged for sexual assault. it used to be presumed innocence until found guilty. its the woke/me too way i guess. we went through this a few centuries ago when anyone could accuse their neighbour of being a witch and that was good enough to rip someone from this earth. can you imagine? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 7 minutes ago, granpappy said: it used to be presumed innocence until found guilty. its the woke/me too way i guess. we went through this a few centuries ago when anyone could accuse their neighbour of being a witch and that was good enough to rip someone from this earth. can you imagine? You took that a little far. Innocent until proven guilty in the court of law yes. But a company has a right to terminate any employee even being tried for something like this as it can tarnish the look of said company. The King's were able to terminate Mike Richards contract because he was caught with pain killers that the King's medical staff got him hooked on. The Canucks should be free and clear of his buyout. That all I'm saying. Not that he should be set aflame like you implied. Don't twist my words. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Do the Canucks have a code of conduct that players have to sign for their contracts? If Jake is found guilty I would assume a criminal charge would violate his code of conduct. I wonder if they would be able to void his contract based on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granpappy Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 9 hours ago, granpappy said: it used to be presumed innocence until found guilty. its the woke/me too way i guess. we went through this a few centuries ago when anyone could accuse their neighbour of being a witch and that was good enough to rip someone from this earth. can you imagine? 9 hours ago, 73 Percent said: You took that a little far. Innocent until proven guilty in the court of law yes. But a company has a right to terminate any employee even being tried for something like this as it can tarnish the look of said company. The King's were able to terminate Mike Richards contract because he was caught with pain killers that the King's medical staff got him hooked on. The Canucks should be free and clear of his buyout. That all I'm saying. Not that he should be set aflame like you implied. Don't twist my words. i dont want to make assumptions about the other party in this; haven't followed it too closely as i'm in this for the hockey competition. historically however, there are many legal cases that have proven to be attempts at extortion. i'm more concerned about our society being bullied, through wokeness/pc sort of mandates, into eliminating people without due process. we have seen this sort of thi ng a lot, especially in the u.s over the last few years 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL97OneTimer Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 13 hours ago, 73 Percent said: You took that a little far. Innocent until proven guilty in the court of law yes. But a company has a right to terminate any employee even being tried for something like this as it can tarnish the look of said company. The King's were able to terminate Mike Richards contract because he was caught with pain killers that the King's medical staff got him hooked on. The Canucks should be free and clear of his buyout. That all I'm saying. Not that he should be set aflame like you implied. Don't twist my words. At the very least, they should have the option to be released of the buyout amount (and cap hit) until the matter is settled in court. If JV is clear of charges, then the cap hit and pay is reinstated. If he's found guilty, all ties and liabilities should be waived for the Canucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newgm Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 On 2/1/2022 at 6:03 AM, granpappy said: it used to be presumed innocence until found guilty. its the woke/me too way i guess. we went through this a few centuries ago when anyone could accuse their neighbour of being a witch and that was good enough to rip someone from this earth. can you imagine? It's one twisted world we live in, woke, what the hell is that and what mindless fool came up with this garbage. The real tragedy is how low the IQ is of all these young people being brian washed by socialist professor's in universities. You ever see these kids being interviewed on college Campuses, many don't even know who the President of their Country is, god help us all. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgyfan Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 56 minutes ago, newgm said: It's one twisted world we live in, woke, what the hell is that and what mindless fool came up with this garbage. The real tragedy is how low the IQ is of all these young people being brian washed by socialist professor's in universities. You ever see these kids being interviewed on college Campuses, many don't even know who the President of their Country is, god help us all. At least they're smart of to know that we don't have a president. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgyfan Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 https://www.trailtimes.ca/news/abbotsfords-jake-virtanens-sexual-assault-case-will-be-tried-by-judge-and-jury/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newgm Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 On 2/18/2022 at 2:45 PM, higgyfan said: At least they're smart of to know that we don't have a president. Sorry you don't get that President implies America, I'd like to think our students are brighter and less brainwashed. BTW, your grammar is horrible you get a D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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