NHL finally releases details of Evander Kane COVID investigation

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Jay Tup
January 27, 2022 (7:49 PM)

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The NHL revealed the details of their investigation into Evander Kane's COVID cross border travel accusations. The NHL released the following statement:

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League releases statement on investigation into Evander Kanes cross border travel
LEAGUE RELEASES STATEMENT ON INVESTIGATION INTO EVANDER KANE'S CROSS BORDER TRAVEL
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Details of Evander Kanes deal with Edmonton Oilers
DETAILS OF EVANDER KANE'S DEAL WITH EDMONTON OILERS
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League releases statement investigation Evander Kane's cross border travel
LEAGUE RELEASES STATEMENT ON INVESTIGATION INTO EVANDER KANE'S CROSS BORDER TRAVEL
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It seems Evander Kane has been cleared of any accusations that he knowingly crossed the Canada-US border while he was supposed to be isolating after testing positive for COVID-19. Here's the statement released by the NHL:

"The National Hockey League announced today that it has concluded its investigation into the circumstances pursuant to which Evander Kane travelled cross-border during the Holiday Period."

"The report prepared in connection with the investigation, which was conducted by Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, concluded that there was insufficient evidence to 'conclusively find that Mr. Kane knowingly made misrepresentations regarding his COVID-19 status or test results in connection with his international travel'."

The confusing part of this statement is, if there's insufficient evidence, why were the San Jose Sharks allowed to terminate his contract? This is a question the league has not answered.

"As a result, the League has determined not to pursue any additional League-imposed discipline against Kane at the current time," the statement continued. "Kane remains an Unrestricted Free Agent and is currently eligible to sign and to play for any NHL Club without restriction."

These findings could cause some big headaches for the San Jose Sharks if this information was used to terminate Kane's contract.

Expect Kane to sign officially with the Oilers shortly.

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