Popular Post IBatch Posted September 28, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 28, 2022 The NHL is a franchise. Owners can be bumped or forced to sell. But some of the cancel culture on here is a little over the top. I'm not going to stop supporting the club because of the owner. They come and go. If you go there, then might as well stop NHL entirely. Since the cap, revenue is shared both between the owners and the players, and teams. Wealthy teams support the bad earners ... Like Florida, CAR and ARI. And it's a little nuts to think an adult is a kid if he goes to University, but those adults that don't go are adults. Goofy law. When we were kids, you were expected to get a job as a teenager, and work the summers so you had some money to start your life. Pay for your own schooling etc. This is about payback, and getting dirty laundry spread into the court of public opinion to hurt back. I'm sure the money is there just from the divorce settlement. Greed might also be a motivator.....or just pay back or both. Karma is a b!tch in any case. The fact the kids want nothing to do with him, is awfully telling. No point in taking this personally though. Just be a good parent. That's about the best thing you could do, be a good role model. 2 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wai_lai416 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Philthy said: The perks of being born into a wealthy family. I’m not disagreeing with you, I’m just stating that this is simply family law. Which is why he needs to make a claim to review his order. Instead he stopped making payments as of September 2021. “She said that Francesco Aquilini had provided child support up until September 2021, but then stopped payments.” https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/serious-allegations-of-child-abuse-levelled-against-francesco-aquilini-by-ex-wifes-lawyer/wcm/49b83014-22e9-4a10-8a84-a2a1af65acef/amp/ “Every child in BC has a right to child support. Parents receive child support on behalf of the child. A parent can't refuse to pay child support simply because they don't like the other parent or don't approve of how the other parent will use the money. The law says the parent the children live with most of the time is entitled to get child support from the other parent. If the children spend equal (or almost equal) time with both parents, the person with the higher income usually has to pay child support.” https://family.legalaid.bc.ca/finances-support/child-spousal-support/child-support no idea cbc states they paid up til august 2022 minus the extra expense of 140k Both parties agree that Francesco Aquilini has paid his obligated support up until August 2022. However, Hunter said the intervention of the court has been required a number of times over the years for those payments to be made, and Francesco Aquilini now owes $140,000 in additional university expenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Just do us all a favor slumlord and sell the effing team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 So tired of listening to people whine about FA as an owner. He and his family have out everything, including heart and soul, into this org...........Canuck fans could have it much much much worse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 11 minutes ago, Tre Mac said: Just do us all a favor slumlord and sell the effing team. Has to be an owner with deep pockets. There's not a lot of those around. As of 2019 the Canucks are worth $740 million dollars. We had an absentee owner before, John McCaw and all people did was moan and complain about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post -DLC- Posted September 28, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 28, 2022 It's sad when family matters are aired out in the public. It's even sadder when children are abused. Greed is the root of all evil....for me, there are likely 2 separate "cases" here. One is a woman who may be using her "children" (who are now adults) as leverage and a source of income. That's pathetic to me and is abuse in its own form. I'm sure she gets alimony and that's where HER entitlement begins and ends. (I am proud of the fact that I declined alimony..."I can fend for myself". As women, we are strong and I was always proud that I showed my children that...I didn't depend on their Dad to take care of "me"). The other is children alienated from their father who said they endured abuse. I am open to the fact, over time, our minds can replay things and over dramatize them to be bigger events than they were, especially over extended periods of time...that's very much a consideration. It happens. The more we tell the story, the bigger it gets. Especially if a parent is poisoning the children's minds. If a child is subjected to trauma, it's deep and that lingers and can manifest into issues, especially if a feeling of abandonment and hurt enters in. Family break ups are very emotionally difficult for kids and we have to navigate those waters carefully as parents. With that, adults have an ability to decide for themselves and it does speak volumes that they want nothing to do with dad. Is that because they've been spoiled brats who are now being told no? Or is there some deep rooted emotional trauma that is just now being brought to the surface? People who question the timeline don't realize that some women just want to smooth things over and move away from abuse...especially if protecting their children To calm the waters and disengage. So you don't dive right in and fight...you simply go try to live your life in peace. The fact that it wasn't dealt with then could very much be a matter of this...wanting to just move on and away from it. But there also is parental responsibility involved and if you know your child has been "beaten" awake, you act on it. To not do so (for financial or other reasons) is negligent. So I'm so conflicted in all of this...but I also feel that any form of child abuse needs attention. No matter when it happened. It's sad no matter how you slice it...harmony in families, even broken ones, is so important to our children's mental health. They will carry the baggage. I hope they all heal. We'll likely never know the whole truth here but we don't need to. We need those who should get help to get it. If it's the team's owner, I can't fault the team for that because these are players and staff who have nothing to do with this. So I will continue to support them, but won't defend the owner because these are serious allegations. I'll reserve judgement but know there are 2 sides to every story...unless children are abused. 1 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV. Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, IBatch said: The NHL is a franchise. Owners can be bumped or forced to sell. But some of the cancel culture on here is a little over the top. I'm not going to stop supporting the club because of the owner. They come and go. If you go there, then might as well stop NHL entirely. Since the cap, revenue is shared both between the owners and the players, and teams. Wealthy teams support the bad earners ... Like Florida, CAR and ARI. And it's a little nuts to think an adult is a kid if he goes to University, but those adults that don't go are adults. Goofy law. When we were kids, you were expected to get a job as a teenager, and work the summers so you had some money to start your life. Pay for your own schooling etc. This is about payback, and getting dirty laundry spread into the court of public opinion to hurt back. I'm sure the money is there just from the divorce settlement. Greed might also be a motivator.....or just pay back or both. Karma is a b!tch in any case. The fact the kids want nothing to do with him, is awfully telling. No point in taking this personally though. Just be a good parent. That's about the best thing you could do, be a good role model. Who said to stop supporting the team? The suggestion that was made was to cut any active source of time and money (i.e season tickets, going to games, fan events) because such financial and social implications would force eventual action (i.e selling the team, announcing a restructuring, whatever). A fairly temporary course of action to take to achieve the morally-correct thing in the long-run. Nobody has once said that the team needs to be intellectually boycotted or forgotten about entirely, that's just hasty and sweeping rhetoric, and a contrived, spurious assumption, pushed by the "We Are All Canucks" radicals that apparently have so much "love" for the team, they'd be happy to overlook the issues at hand. One user said it best - 3 hours of "entertainment" matter more to some than apparent human rights issues. Whatever floats their boat, I guess. Edited September 28, 2022 by AV. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GB5 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Interesting that nothing is said about the alleged abuse until the money stopped flowing..... Anything is possible but what can be declared as abuse now days was considered responsible parenting when I was growing up. A pat on the butt to get your attention, raising one's voice to get a child to listen to them or taking away a video game as pinishment would be considered abusive parenting by many these days. Hard to say what really happened here but the timing sure seems suspect as why wait until there is a dispute over money to air these allegations? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 3 minutes ago, GB5 said: Interesting that nothing is said about the alleged abuse until the money stopped flowing..... Anything is possible but what can be declared as abuse now days was considered responsible parenting when I was growing up. A pat on the butt to get your attention, raising one's voice to get a child to listen to them or taking away a video game as pinishment would be considered abusive parenting by many these days. Hard to say what really happened here but the timing sure seems suspect as why wait until there is a dispute over money to air these allegations? True or false, the allegations made have never and should never been considered responsible parenting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tiger-Hearted Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Where there's smoke, there's fire. Sheldon Kennedy spoke up as an adult against sexual predator and former junior hockey coach Graham James. Now, the grownup Aquilini siblings are speaking up. This isn't surprising. Francesco is a ruthless bully and a monster. Pure cowardice. Karma is a "you know what" and it's finally catching up to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aladeen Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 30 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: Maybe "outraged" is not the best word to use when trying to prove to the court of public opinion you don't have anger issues. Why is it we often see the wealthy elites have the most abject wretched private lives? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 It's strange that these events never came up in the divorce considering custody would've been an issue no? or maybe FA was fine handing it over? It makes sense that he would want to stop the payments if he had no indication they were attending post-secondary. But also it doesn't seem in dispute that the relationship between them & FA isn't cordial - so you can certainly understand their rationale for withholding information. A thing I'm keeping in mind is when money gets involved things can go off the rails, and also that rich families can be weird just in general. The acquisations are very serious & their must be some smoke (to some degree) considering their torn relationship, though I could also see this as an exaggeration in pursuit of the payments continuing (and perhaps correctly from a legal standpoint). Regardless, it's a mess & Im gunna see how it plays out before making declarations. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred65 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Here's a fact, Divorce is 99% of the time is a bitter bitter ending. As I recall she receved in the divorce a very large settlemment, mucho moola So I don't for a moment think it's about money. This is about unflicting pain as much as possible and as hurtful as possible. The good news is seems like the kids are at at uni. and once they turn 21, well who knows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 For those wondering why the allegations of abuse didn't get aired earlier: https://nationalpost.com/sports/hockey/nhl/vancouver-canucks-co-owner-francesco-aquilinis-divorce-settlement-finalized-in-court " Outside court, she declined to elaborate on why the marriage fell apart. “Circumstances came to light that weren’t conducive to marriage,” she said." This could have been anything- maybe even allegations of abuse- or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeQuinnAndEggs Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 This screams parental alienation. I grew up in a broken home and my mom vilified my father. My aunts and grandparents vilified my father. They have my little brother convinced that he's a pos. Still to this day (he's handicapped, easily manipulated) I have a great relationship with all my family and I just stay out of the drama and I know they are all a bit crazy lol. But my mom and her family pushed their hatred for my dad on to their kids, grand kids and nephews. I can imagine that millions of dollars would only exacerbate this situation. Why has this never been brought forward until the money stopped? Sounds like these "kids" have been conditioned their whole life and mom is greedy. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL'er Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 16 hours ago, Devron said: Child support for 20 year olds. Is that a thing? Back in the day it used be 20 years old and you're supporting the family 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimito Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 2 hours ago, Muttley said: Well what do you know; The NHL provides a very appropriate statement. Just right, IMO. Bettman is a lawyer by training. They know what to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimito Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 19 minutes ago, NHL'er said: Back in the day it used be 20 years old and you're supporting the family Exactly. Now young adults refuse to leave the nest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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