In Louuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu of the recent Shane O`Brien saga!
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by CDC Historian Tank Hankerous
1) Kevin Weekes: On Dec. 2, a night the Canucks were playing the Edmonton Oilers at home, Weekes was supposed to be on the bench as a backup, still not 100%, according to him, but willing to play if the starter got hurt. But as game time approached, Kevin Weekes was nowhere to be found.
About five minutes before his team was to head out on the ice for the pre-game skate, Weekes finally showed up. And with the most incredible tale.
Weekes told the coaching staff and team security he'd been robbed. His story went like this.
On his way to the game, he'd gone into a dry cleaner in downtown Vancouver to pick up some items he'd dropped off earlier. When he walked out of the shop, he was approached by a man.
"Are you Kevin Weekes?" the man allegedly asked.
"Yes."
"Follow me," he said.
At this point, Weekes told coaches and team security, the robber hopped in his car and started driving.
Weekes hopped in his and followed the guy across the Granville Street Bridge to an alley somewhere in the Granville Island area.
The guy asked for any money Weekes was carrying and the player handed over several hundred dollars in bills. There was no gun involved.
And that, said Kevin Weekes, was why he was late.
Most found the tale too bizarre to believe. Why would he get in his car and follow a criminal? Why wouldn't he drive to the police station? Why wouldn't he get on his cell phone to police?
There also seemed to be discrepancies in his story. At one point he said he was approached by the man leaving his apartment. Then it was when he was leaving the dry cleaners. He couldn't describe the robber.
Then Weekes insisted the police not investigate.
Most around the team felt Weekes was late because he had simply slept through his alarm. But instead of admitting it, he concocted this grandiose story about a robbery.
Sources indicate GM Brian Burke went "ballistic" when the story was conveyed to him. Marc Crawford was also not amused.
To them, it again spoke to a lack of character. They were concerned how this latest episode would be regarded by Weekes' teammates. Would they lose all faith in him? Would they play hard in front of him?
For their part, the players regarded the robbery story mostly with amusement.
"Did they catch the bad guy yet?" the players joked.
In truth, however, few really cared if Weekes did make the story up to save himself the embarrassment of admitting he'd slept through his alarm.
"As long as he stopped the puck," said one player. "That's all we cared about."
But it was too late. Less than three weeks later, Weekes was no longer a Canuck.
After being traded to the Islanders, Weekes stuck to his story. "Of course it happened ... how many people do you know who would make up a story about being robbed?"
Weekes said if he was traded because management and coaches didn't believe his story, "that would be stupid."
Now Weekes robs us all of good broadcasts on Saturday nights.
c/p
by CDC Historian Tank Hankerous
1) Kevin Weekes: On Dec. 2, a night the Canucks were playing the Edmonton Oilers at home, Weekes was supposed to be on the bench as a backup, still not 100%, according to him, but willing to play if the starter got hurt. But as game time approached, Kevin Weekes was nowhere to be found.
About five minutes before his team was to head out on the ice for the pre-game skate, Weekes finally showed up. And with the most incredible tale.
Weekes told the coaching staff and team security he'd been robbed. His story went like this.
On his way to the game, he'd gone into a dry cleaner in downtown Vancouver to pick up some items he'd dropped off earlier. When he walked out of the shop, he was approached by a man.
"Are you Kevin Weekes?" the man allegedly asked.
"Yes."
"Follow me," he said.
At this point, Weekes told coaches and team security, the robber hopped in his car and started driving.
Weekes hopped in his and followed the guy across the Granville Street Bridge to an alley somewhere in the Granville Island area.
The guy asked for any money Weekes was carrying and the player handed over several hundred dollars in bills. There was no gun involved.
And that, said Kevin Weekes, was why he was late.
Most found the tale too bizarre to believe. Why would he get in his car and follow a criminal? Why wouldn't he drive to the police station? Why wouldn't he get on his cell phone to police?
There also seemed to be discrepancies in his story. At one point he said he was approached by the man leaving his apartment. Then it was when he was leaving the dry cleaners. He couldn't describe the robber.
Then Weekes insisted the police not investigate.
Most around the team felt Weekes was late because he had simply slept through his alarm. But instead of admitting it, he concocted this grandiose story about a robbery.
Sources indicate GM Brian Burke went "ballistic" when the story was conveyed to him. Marc Crawford was also not amused.
To them, it again spoke to a lack of character. They were concerned how this latest episode would be regarded by Weekes' teammates. Would they lose all faith in him? Would they play hard in front of him?
For their part, the players regarded the robbery story mostly with amusement.
"Did they catch the bad guy yet?" the players joked.
In truth, however, few really cared if Weekes did make the story up to save himself the embarrassment of admitting he'd slept through his alarm.
"As long as he stopped the puck," said one player. "That's all we cared about."
But it was too late. Less than three weeks later, Weekes was no longer a Canuck.
After being traded to the Islanders, Weekes stuck to his story. "Of course it happened ... how many people do you know who would make up a story about being robbed?"
Weekes said if he was traded because management and coaches didn't believe his story, "that would be stupid."
Now Weekes robs us all of good broadcasts on Saturday nights.
