So, yesterday was quite the day, eh?
Yeah Ken Holland became the Oilers general manager and the Leafs signed a Russian, but the biggest news is that we finally found which player it was that caused the OHL’s Niagara IceDogs to be fined $125,000 and forfeit some first round draft picks.
TSN’s Rick Westhead, who is on top of the big legal stories in sports these days, had the news yesterday. Zach Wilkie, currently playing at Laurentian University, was the player who blew the whistle on an side deal for $40,000 that went unpaid.
The story also suggestions a $2,000 per season deal with the father of Liam Ham and hints at other European players getting paid as well.