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do not believe in over 18 years on the bench I have been faced with a case as
bizarre as this one.
U.S. District Judge William Stiehl
at Danton's sentencing.
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David Frost, the former agent of jailed NHL player Mike Danton, has been arrested by Ontario Provincial Police for sexual exploitation and assault, CBC has learned.
David Frost resigns as NHL player agent
David Frost, the controversial agent of imprisoned former NHL hockey player
Mike Danton, has resigned as a player agent.
Danton's
father not sorry about arrest
Steve Jefferson, the father of imprisoned former NHL player Mike Danton, is
unapologetic over confronting Danton's agent, David Frost.
CBC
uncovers further Danton-Frost intrigue
A documentary produced by CBC-TV's the fifth estate offers recordings
of former NHL player Mike Danton's jailhouse conversations and interviews with
his parents and agent David Frost.
Junior
hockey league bans David Frost
Frost is no longer welcome in Central Junior A Hockey League arenas.
Danton
receives 7 1/2-year prison term
Danton is sentenced for a murder-for-hire plot that stunned the hockey world.
Danton's
sentencing date pushed back
Danton's sentencing date is delayed until November, according to the office
of the judge hearing the case.
Wolfmeyer
found not guilty in murder-for-hire plot
Katie Wolfmeyer is acquitted of charges she helped Danton hire a hit man in
a failed plot to murder Frost, his agent.
Wolfmeyer
pleads ignorance in murder-for-hire plot
Katie Wolfmeyer testifys at her conspiracy trial that she knew nothing about
Danton's plan to murder his agent or anyone else.
Danton
pleads guilty in murder-for-hire case
Danton pleads guilty to a murder-for-hire conspiracy charge.
Danton's
lawyers want location of trial moved
Danton's lawyers move to have the former Blues forward tried outside St. Louis.
Mike
Danton to remain in jail
A federal judge denys bail for Danton and orders him to remain in jail until
the trial.
Prosecutor
slams Mike Danton
A U.S. federal prosecutor argues Danton was "too cowardly" to kill his agent
himself.
Contact
between Danton and Frost barred
"Your best friends now are your attorneys," says U.S. District Judge Michael
Reagan.
Danton
issues statement denouncing family
Danton claims he was emotionally and physically abused during his childhood
by his parents.
Danton
plotted for months to kill agent: prosecutors
Danton plotted to kill his agent on three separate occasions over six months.
Danton's
agent denies he is alleged target
Frost says Danton was deluded and depressed, but wasn't trying to kill him.
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INDEPTH: THE MIKE DANTON CASE Profile: Mike Danton
CBC Sports Online | Last updated Sept. 21
 Mike Danton shown in a police photo. |
Born Mike Jefferson on Oct. 21, 1980 in Brampton,
Ont., Mike Danton was drafted by the Ontario Hockey League's Sarnia
Sting as a 16-year-old after collecting 28 points in 35 games for
the Quinte Hawks of the Metro Toronto Junior Hockey League.
It was during his time playing for the Hawks that Danton became
involved with agent David Frost, an assistant coach with Quinte,
who was later suspended indefinitely by the Ontario Hockey Association
and the Metro Toronto Hockey League for incidents on and off the
ice.
After splitting his rookie OHL season between Sarnia and the Toronto
St. Michael's Majors, Danton was dealt to the Barrie Colts on Jan.
11, 1999 as part of an eight-player trade that included Ryan Barnes,
Sheldon Keefe and Shawn Cation.
The Majors reportedly made the trade because of the influence Frost
had over the players, who were known as the Quinte Four.
Danton spent two seasons in Barrie, and registered 34 goals and
57 assists in 58 games during the 1999-00 season as the Colts advanced
to the Memorial Cup after winning the OHL crown.
Following his breakout campaign with Barrie, Danton was drafted
by the New Jersey Devils in the fifth round (135th overall) of the
2000 NHL Entry Draft. However, his pro career got off to a rocky
start when the Devils suspended him during the 2001-02 season for
refusing to report to the team's American Hockey League affiliate
in Albany. He ended up playing only two games for New Jersey that
season.
On July 25, 2002, he legally changed his last name to Danton because
he wanted to distance himself from his family after alleging "constant
physical and emotional abuse" and saying he was raised in squalid
conditions.
After scoring two goals in 17 games to start the 2002-03 season,
Danton was suspended by the Devils a second time when he again refused
a demotion to Albany. A month later, he served the Devils with legal
papers, seeking to gain his release from the team. Danton sat at
home while New Jersey won the 2003 Stanley Cup.
The St. Louis Blues gave Danton a fresh start, acquiring the physical
forward in a trade with the Devils on June 21, 2003. Danton cracked
the Blues' lineup out of training camp and ended up posting 12 points
in a career-high 68 games during the 2003-04 campaign.
Danton struggled to regain his spot in the Blues' lineup late in
the regular season after missing eight games with a shoulder injury,
but he played all five playoff games in the Blues-Sharks first-round
series, scoring a goal in Game 4 on April 13.
On April 16, just hours after the Blues were ousted from the playoffs,
Danton was arrested in San Jose, Calif., when a criminal complaint
was filed in a federal court in Illinois. The complaint stated Danton
and a woman, 19-year-old Katie Wolfmeyer, allegedly attempted to
hire a man to kill a male acquaintance.
Danton pleaded guilty in an ensuing court appearance and awaits
sentencing -- up to 10 years in prison -- at his Oct. 22 hearing.
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