#24 – Not Sure If Serious or Playing Dumba

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[(Anonymous)]

It's not the exactly an ideal example as he, you know, later went to jail for conspiracy to commit murder, but Mike Danton changed his last name to Danton from Jefferson while he was with the Devils, so you might be able to find old press releases online and see how it was handled.

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[(Anonymous)]

As a newish hockey fan that name didn't ring a bell, so I went and did some googling, and holy shit that whole debacle is one of the weirdest things I've read all month (which is saying something).

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[(Anonymous)]

Oh nonnie if you're in to crazy stories about NHL players you should likewise check out Bobby Ryan's story. (It tangentially fits with the name situation. Though less so probably than you're looking for.)

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[(Anonymous)]

Just read the wiki article - he hired a HITMAN for his agent who he was possibly having a gay affair with???! Wild.

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[(Anonymous)]

Last I heard it was less affair, more taken advantage of. Sexually.

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[(Anonymous)]

DA

Yeah, the wiki said the agent was tried for sexually activity with minors that occurred while he was Danton's junior coach, so even though he was acquitted, uh. That doesn't sound great.

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[(Anonymous)]

Na

Yeah, gotta say, if his agent sexually molested him I..... don't really blame him for the whole hitman thing.

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[(Anonymous)]

Also, the legal process surrounding the acquittal was roundly criticized, and a lot of people think he would have been in trouble if the case had been done properly.

Additionally, I find it extremely suspect that he was acquitted based on the testimony of two former players, and a couple years ago he started a website that was basically going to be a database of blackmail material about the NHL and people playing in it. It's enough to make you wonder about the veracity of those testimonies, if you're a suspicious-minded asshole like me.

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[(Anonymous)]

Quote from Danton's wiki-

"In November 2005, the CBC program The Fifth Estate aired a documentary, Rogue Agent, about the history between Danton and Frost. In it, the documentary casts light on the controlling relationship Frost had with Danton and how he encouraged Danton to estrange himself from his parents, as well as an alleged incident where Frost and a group of his players abused Danton's younger brother. The documentary also focuses on a taped telephone call Danton made to Frost a week after his arrest. In it, Frost instructs Danton to plead guilty and ends the conversation demanding Danton say 'I love you,' which Danton does, further fueling speculation of a homosexual relationship between the two. In 2006, Frost was charged with 12 counts of sexual exploitation related to acts on three females and four males between the ages of 14 and 16, alleged to have occurred during the time that Frost was Danton's junior hockey coach, with the Quinte Hawks."

I... really can't blame the guy. Jesus, how awful.

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[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, everything I've read about it makes it sound like his agent was a complete and total creep.

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[(Anonymous)]

Exactly, I don't know how you read about that case and get "gay affair" rather then serial sexual abuser.