Just caught up with Kailer Yamamoto to discuss his new contract.
He’s really excited to be back & noted that Utah is building something special.
He also shared that he and his wife just welcomed their first baby into the world earlier this month.
Carter Hart is about to play in the Stanley Cup Final. He was acquitted of sexual assault charges this past summer, but there is a lot more to the story. With the brightest lights now shining on him, it is important to understand the nuance of the controversial case.
“We Believe E.M” does not mean we believe every detail of her testimony. It does not mean we believe she did not make any mistakes that night. It simply means we believe she was sexually assaulted. And the evidence supports that belief.
I will leave you with some facts. This is all available if you research (tw // sa):
- There is ZERO evidence or testimony that EM ever asked Michael McLeod to invite additional men to that hotel room. McLeod never testified, and all we have is a video interview with police where he never made that claim, meanwhile LYING when he denied sending a text invite to ALL his teammates. On the otherhand, there is text evidence the following day of EM telling McLeod she did not expect more partners, and it was not disputed by McLeod.
- There is ZERO evidence or testimony that EM ever asked (or was asked) for Cal Foote to do the splits over her. Even if you believe the men’s story that she was saying “have sex with me”, she never said “teabag me”. The judge actually agreed in her report there was no consent, instead she dismissed it saying it was non-sexual based on Carter Hart’s testimony that Foote was not naked.
- In 2022, Alex Formenton & Dillon Dube BOTH CONFESSED to Hockey Canada that Cal Foote was naked during the splits. This was ruled inadmissible on a technicality. Other than Hart, no other witness dared to say Foote was clothed; they all pretended to not remember.
With this information, at the very least, McLeod and Foote are guilty:
- Foote performed a sexual act without consent. It does not make him a rapist, but it is a crime
- McLeod is an accessory to that sexual assault
If these two men were given the guilty verdict I strongly believe they deserved (even if it was a proverbial slap on the wrist; i.e. a 6-month house arrest), it would have been an amazing teaching moment for our nation while setting a modern standard for consent.
The conduct of the others, including Hart, may not have been illegal. There was certainly not enough evidence to prove it was. But that does not mean what they did wasn’t morally reprehensible. The NHL and Hockey Canada both agreed.
The NHL kept the players out of the league for months PAST the ruling, citing their own private investigation. Hockey Canada stood in the House of Commons and said “harm was caused” after paying out a civil settlement.
But what Hart did was more than morally wrong. He lied under oath to protect his teammates. This is actually perjury. The judge by law is not privy to those 2022 confessions, but we as a public are. We are allowed to pass judgement in the court of public opinion.
Hart is not a conquering hero who overcame adversity. He is a liar who abused his privilege and legal protection to obstruct justice. He is allowed to continue his career, and we are allowed to remind him of his abhorrent behaviour.
@kiefgoat44 As soon as Mitch said that he wanted to be in Vegas, I stopped liking him. There is no way you willingly want to be on a team with scumbags
the way carter hart’s success in the NHL is a testament to how unwelcome women truly are in hockey spaces and it’s so disgusting lol. just say you hate women. you hate survivors and go. no matter how hard yall try you will not get rid of women’s involvement in this sport.
I love seeing VGK fans defend their team by attacking people’s appearance and calling us names🤣 like bro grow up, accept the fact that you are hyping up a bunch of scum bags, and find something else to do with your free time. Calling me a dumb bitch just makes you look silly 🫡
I hear a lot about E.M.’s inconsistent statements from people on this app but that energy is never reciprocated for the wildly inconsistent statements from ALL of the boys involved, including Br*tt H*wden
i will not allow this to take hockey from me. i will not be pushed away from a sport i grew up with, is important to my family, and my national identity. i will be loud and i wont stop loving hockey until we make it love us back. hockey is for everyone, and that is a threat.
@pacificteal@GoldenKnights The way that Vegas fans completely glaze over the fact that he is a liar and blame the victim, just shows how absolutely disgusting their fanbase is. We aren’t whining because they are winning, we are speaking up for those whose voices have been silenced by this organization.
🕯️JARVIS IF YOU CAN HEAR ME🕯️
🕯️SUZUKI IF YOU CAN HEAR ME🕯️
🕯️AHO IF YOU CAN HEAR ME🕯️
🕯️HUTSON IF YOU CAN HEAR ME🕯️
END VGK AND BE REINCARNATED AS A LOTUS FLOWER
"accusations ruin lives" a rapist who lied on the stand is going to play in the stanley cup finals only two years after his trial and every piece of official media is just glazing him. fuck the league and fuck the knights.