Canucks Court

THE LEGAL BATTLE OVER OWNERSHIP OF THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS HAS ONCE AGAIN PROVIDED SOME AMAZING INSIGHT INTO WHAT WENT ON WITH THE SALE OF THE CLUB TO FRANCISCO AQUILLINI…
FORMER OWNER JOHN MCCAW WRAPPED UP HIS TESTIMONY YESTERDAY…
AMOUNG THE GEMS THAT WERE REVEALED…
MCCAW HAD THREATENED TO SUE RYAN BEDDIE AFTER HE PUBLICLY STATED THAT HE AND HIS PARTNER TOM GAGLARDI WERE “SHAFTED” AFTER THE TEAM WAS SOLD TO AQUILLINI…
MCCAW ALSO SAID HE RECEIVED A CALL FROM TOM’S FATHER BOB GAGLARDI AND TOLD HIM HIS SON WAS “DEVASTATED” WITH NEWS OF THE SALE OF 50 PERCENT OF THE TEAM…
ACCORDING TO MCCAW…WHEN IT WAS MADE CLEAR THAT THE SALE WAS FINAL BOB GAGLARDI THEN OFFERED TO BUY THE REMAINING 50 PERCENT…
WHEN MCCAW REFUSED GAGLARDI THREATENED TO SUE HIM…
MCCAW THEN THREATENED TO SUE GAGLARDI…
ALL THIS TOOK PLACE NEARLY 3 YEARS AGO…
BUT THE CIVIL TRIAL HAS GIVEN US RARE INSIGHT INTO HOW NASTY THIS SALE WAS AND STILL IS…
IT’S NOT OVER…
MONDAY THE FINAL TWO WITNESSES WILLE ON THE STAND…
HOW’S THIS FOR A TWIST…ONE OF THEM IS GENERAL MANAGER DAVE NONIS…
AS IT STANDS NOW NONIS WORKS FOR AQUILLINI…
BUT IF GAGLARDI AND BEEDIE WIN THEIR CASE…THEY WOULD OWN THE TEAM AND NONIS WOULD HAVE HIMSELF A BRAND NEW BOSS…
WHAT ADDS TO THIS DRAMA IS THE FACT NONIS IS VERY GOOD FRIENDS WITH BRIAN BURKE…WHO IS ALSO VERY GOOD FRIENDS WITH GAGLARDI…
BEFORE THE SALE OF THE CANUCKS TO AQUILLINI…GAGLARDI WAS RUMORED TO HAVE APPROACHED BURKE ABOUT BECOMING THE PRESIDENT OF THE TEAM…
THE CLOSING ARGUMENTS IN THIS CASE ARE EXPECTED TO DRAG ON FOR THE REST OF THE MONTH AND IT MAY BE SOMETIME IN OCTOBER BEFORE THE JUDGE FINALLY HANDS DOWN A VIRDICT…
BUT ONCE AGAIN THIS WEEK WE HAVE BEEN REMINDED THAT JUST WHEN YOU THINK THINGS CAN’T GET ANY WIERDER…THEY GET WEIRDED…