Honeydews Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 http://www.theprovince.com/news/crime/daniel+sedin+unknowingly+takes+helicopter+ride+with+convicted/12681733/story.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter wait what LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Building Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Don't be lazy. Vancouver Canucks winger Daniel Sedin unwittingly took a scenic helicopter trip last week with a longtime gangster who has served time in the U.S. for drug smuggling. Anti-gang police warned the Canucks about the history of Edward (Skeeter) Russell after Postmedia News obtained a photo of Russell and Sedin that the convicted smuggler posted on social media last week. “What’s better than watching Daniel Sedin live on the ice?? Flying him and his wife to a remote snowball fight, that’s what LOL,” Russell captioned his photo. Staff Sgt. Lindsey Houghton of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit said that for the player’s safety, it was important to notify the team about Russell’s history. Canucks president Trevor Linden said the team was “completely surprised” when police contacted them about Russell’s background. It wasn’t the first time Canucks players had been on a helicopter trip with Russell in attendance. Last month, Bo Horvat and Sven Baertschi flew with Russell’s friend, pilot Bradley Friesen, to skate on a mountain lake and Russell tagged along in another helicopter. In a video that Friesen posted on YouTube, he gives a shout-out to his “buddy Skeeter,” pointing to another helicopter. Linden said in an emailed statement that “Daniel, Bo and Sven share the highest character and integrity and were completely surprised to learn the background about the individual provided by the authorities.” “The arrangements for the trips were not made with him directly and any interactions were very minimal on the day. Had our players been aware of his apparent background, they would not have accepted the invitation,” Linden said. Postmedia has learned that the helicopter trips were arranged through Friesen, a commercial pilot who runs his own YouTube channel with spectacular videos of figure skaters and hockey players at scenic mountain locations. Houghton said he told the Canucks that as “the provincial anti-gang unit, we think your players should know who they’re hanging out with and that it’s a concern for us.” “Mr. Russell has a long and well-publicized history of involvement in gang and drug-related activity, including spending significant time in the U.S. prison system,” Houghton said. “We urge people, regardless of their public profile, to conduct due diligence before engaging in activity with businesses or individuals that may put either their personal safety at risk or bring their reputation into disrepute.” Russell flies for Hunter Helicopters, a Langley company owned by his wife Sheri and her uncle John Urquhart, according to corporate records. Reached by phone Tuesday, Urquhart declined to comment on the trip with Sedin or the concerns of police. Sheri and Urquhart wrote reference letters when Russell was sentenced in Seattle in March 2011 to 4½ years in jail after pleading guilty to smuggling marijuana across the border for a drug trafficking organization that U.S. authorities alleged was working for B.C. Hells Angels. Russell told the U.S. court that he left his criminal life after two co-accused got arrested in June 2008. During the three-year investigation, U.S. authorities seized more than 1,700 pounds of cocaine, 7,000 pounds of B.C. bud and about $3.5 million. In 2015, Russell’s brother Michael Donald Amy was shot to death in Surrey in a targeted attack. And in 2014, a convicted killer and key witness at the Surrey Six murder trial testified that he began working in the drug trade with Russell in 2002. The witness, known only as Person Y, admitted he was hired to kill a rival linked to a shooting that injured Russell in 2003. In 2008, the B.C. director of civil forfeiture filed a suit against Russell seeking forfeiture of large amounts of cash that police seized from him. The claim said that on April 23, 2005, Surrey Mounties detained Russell at Guildford mall “in the course of an investigation into a possible unlawful drug transaction” and found him carrying $194,190 US. On Jan. 12, 2008, Delta Police pulled Russell over and found $9,400 in Canadian currency under the passenger seat. The cash in both cases, “was acquired in whole, or in part, from the defendant Russell’s unlawful activities including money laundering and/or controlled substances offences,” the claim alleged. Russell denied the money came from illegal activities but later consented to forfeit most of the cash minus $30,560 Canadian for his legal fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Marchand Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Apparently so did Horvat and Baertschi: Funny, I watched this video a few weeks ago and didn't think anything of it. Still don't. He doesn't seem to be posing any threat to society at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Meh. If he's done his time who cares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violator Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Langley company yeah that's not surprising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIC_CITY Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Daniel be 'bout that life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris12345 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Yea my clothes are ironed for work, lunch is packed, and the dishes are done. That's how much I care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Great Scott. Take the A from him and I think it's time we ask him to waive that NMC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeekz37 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 The guy served his time, I'm sure is out of that lifestyle and the only reason the antigang task force is even saying anything is because he is still on watch. Losing a brother should be enough to smarten someone up. Other than that, looks like fun was had by all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Sensationalist media at its worst. It makes Daniel look bad when he didn't do anything wrong and it makes the pilot look bad when he's probably just trying to turn his life around. Police did their job in informing the Canucks so they can make their own decisions but it all should have done privately so as not to embarrass Daniel or Russell, didn't need to be in the news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwags Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Just like the lowlife we know he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bookie Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 I watched that video w/ Sven & Bo when it was posted to reddit last week. There was some nice footage in there but you could tell Bo was kind of suffering through the guy's endless babbling and bad jokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messier's_elbow Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 How dare he fly Bo,Sven, their gfs to a beautiful remote frozen lake on top of a mountain. What a prick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustABandwagoner Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 1 minute ago, messier's_elbow said: How dare he fly Bo,Sven, their gfs to a beautiful remote frozen lake on top of a mountain. What a prick. He should be sent to jail/fined for that!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numb3r 16 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 27 minutes ago, Wilbur said: Sensationalist media at its worst. It makes Daniel look bad when he didn't do anything wrong and it makes the pilot look bad when he's probably just trying to turn his life around. Police did their job in informing the Canucks so they can make their own decisions but it all should have done privately so as not to embarrass Daniel or Russell, didn't need to be in the news. Making other people look bad is essentially how media people make a living lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xereau Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 The most interesting people I have ever met, spent time in jail. Who cares anyhow? Seems like he has a nice little business going now. What's the problem here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toews Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 43 minutes ago, Wilbur said: Sensationalist media at its worst. It makes Daniel look bad when he didn't do anything wrong and it makes the pilot look bad when he's probably just trying to turn his life around. Police did their job in informing the Canucks so they can make their own decisions but it all should have done privately so as not to embarrass Daniel or Russell, didn't need to be in the news. "Unknowingly" That pretty much absolves Daniel from any blame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Damnit. Where was this guy in 2011? He could have called Marchand for us and given him an offer he couldn't refuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV77 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Plot twist: He knew...And booked it for both of them for a meeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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