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Sharks forward Evander Kane files for bankruptcy with $26.8 million in debt
San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane put pen to paper on a seven-year, $49 million contract in 2018. Apparently, the 29-year-old has run out of money.
According to The Athletic's Daniel Kaplan, Kane filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in California on Saturday, listing $26.8 million in debt. Kaplan adds that Kane is facing six active "lawsuits, court actions and administrative proceedings with lenders," including a lawsuit filed last week by Centennial Bank in Florida seeking $8.3 million from Kane and the Sharks, which was first reported by San Jose Hockey Now's Sheng Peng.
Kane listed liabilities of $26.8 million and assets of $10.2 million in the filling. He listed seven dependents living with him, from his six-month-old daughter to his grandmother, $1.5 million in gambling losses over the last 12 months and a $1.88 million valuation of a counterclaim against Rachel Keuchele, who alleged battery in a lawsuit filed in New York.
According to Kaplan, Kane warned in the filing that he could opt out of the 2020-21 NHL season, which is slated to begin this week, due to health concerns given the recent birth of his child.
Kane has played every NHL season since being drafted fourth overall by the Atlanta Thrashers (now the Winnipeg Jets) in 2009. In his 11-year career, the Vancouver native has tallied 457 points (242 goals, 215 assists) in 713 games.
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