I’m sure you’re right, you being (IIRC) a lawyer. Question though: what kind of lawyer would take such a piece of idiocy on, though? Would they not get embarrassed? Presumably they wouldn’t be working on a no-win-no-fee basis, too.
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HA!!!
Eleusis, I’d like to partially withdraw my previous condemnations of your rationality, and apologize for the over-the-top-ness of my insults. While I still think your position in the kids-in-the-car argument was pretty insensible, you’re absolutely, indisputably, on the money here.
This idiot father is actively damaging his son’s worldview with this ridiculous and frivolous lawsuit, and should be tossed in jail for a couple of days on a contempt charge for wasting the court’s time. Did the father’s parents never tell him the world just wasn’t fair sometimes? Even if the kid really did deserve and should have gotten the award (a dubious proposition at best), this is absolutely not the way to resolve the issue.
So, again, I apologize. I really do try to deal with people on a position-by-position basis, and based on your angle here, I went over the line before.
Sorry for the hijack. Please resume bashing this horrible parent and his ludicrous obsession.
This story has inspired me. The next time there’s a “who’s your favorite doper” or “what doper is respected the most” thread, it had darn well better be me, or I’m suing the lot of you! Cecil! The Chicago Reader! Admins! Trolls! You’re all going to pay!
Afer all, I’m obviously the best, most prolific, ignorance-fightingest poster of all time*, and not having that publically recognized is causing me grave emotional trauma. I paid $50 for the shirt and tie I wear while posting, consarnit!
*among users who registered in August 2000 and have user names that begin with MaxT and end with eVool
[From the OP in the duplicate thread, which I started because, as Doghouse did, I thought this was about something else!]
Based on the attitude displayed in the article, it is clear that you are an idiot and an asshole. Therefore, it is likely that your son is an idiot and an asshole. If that is the case, I wouldn’t have voted for him either. I hope he cries and whines his life away, quitting hockey, and withdrawing into a miserable solitude, so that he can’t get a job, and moves back in with you. The two of you, miserable and alone, but for each other, can wither away, occasionally bleating out a pathetic “why me!”, as you wonder how it is possible that life can be so hopelessly unfair. Asshat.
I wonder if this is the same dad and son that ran on the field and attacked that baseball coach.
How does that work in Canada, anyway? Might as well learn some procedure from all the idiocy.
It is a fucking Money scheme that even I can see the first few steps.
Sue for 300K and trophy… somehow jackass wins ot they give little jackass the trophy and the money just to shut the fuck up.
THEN:,
When little jackass is teased and taunted (which you know will happen) Speed dial the lawyer for a round at all the little kids parents!
It is a legal gold mine of whining till you get your loot, the sueing those who pick on you for winning.
Fuck… This dad is showing some piss poor lessons to his kid.
You know, as much as I’d like to jump on the bandwagon here and agree with everyone that the father is going to get his own MIP award (most idiotic parent), I just can’t. Maybe the son really was screwed out of the award out of malice or worse. That wouldn’t be right, would it? And if it was because of malice or maybe because little Johnny MVP’s daddy paid off the coaches, then this father is teaching his son he doesn’t need to just be pushed around and let the rich kids get everything they want because they are rich.
Like the McDonald’s coffee case, most people know a few ‘facts’ and think they can judge the entire thing. Sometimes you can. Most times you can’t.
Yeah, it could be he was screwed. I was screwed out of a lacrosse recognition (MVP, Most improved, unsung hero, whatever) my senior year–while literally every other senior got one–because I hadn’t played under the coach as long as the others. It happens. But…
You deal with it, congratulate the winner, and go back to kicking everybody’s ass on the field/court/rink. Winning the MVP isn’t going to earn him a spot in the NHL or anything anyway.
Besides, at 5’4" and 119 lbs, he might just be looking for an excuse to get out of the sport before the behemoths start body-checking him. 
The clearest proof that the father is the Emperor of Asshats is the following quote: "I didn’t want to go this far but hopefully it will be an example to others.
An example of what, exactly?
Wait…I know the answer…an example of WHAT NOT TO DO!!!
MVP = Most Vindictive Parent?
BTW, I’m assuming that the kid who did win the award, Lucas Martin, is a defenseman? Daddy mentions that his precious boy was “obviously the most talented forward in the league…” (italics added) and therefore it figures that he’s the most valuable player. Gotta be news to guys like Orr, Chelios, Potvin, Pronger, Blake, Stevens and other defensemen that they’re not/were not eligible for consideration.
By the way, didn’t the hard work result in leading the league in points? Wasn’t that recognition enough?
Yeah, I’m guessing he’s a selfish player…he had more goals than assists (while the reverse is true for the winner) and probably led the league in shots…piling up the points just to win the scoring title.
Too bad he’s a quitter…would’ve loved to have seen what happened if he ever made the NHL…his own teammates probably would’ve been checking him into the boards if he played unselfishly enough to make a team.
I’ll add my $.02.
If I were a judge on the committee voting for the MVP, and the 4th place guy was more gracious, more supportive of his team, and had more team spirit than the first place league guy, my vote would have gone to the 4th place guy.
Hockey is a team sport. Part of any players job–no matter how good they are or not–is to support his teammates and to have good sportsmanship. Going home and packing in the sport of your life and having daddy sue is not gracious or supportive of anyone but your own egotistical greedy ass, and it sure as hell isn’t good sportsmanship.
Back when I was in high school, my senior year, I won the cross country team MVP award. First time in the history of the school there were enough girls for a team. No one noticed. But I did. I was the team captain, and I made sure that every team member’s locker was decorated with signs of encouragement and streamers and balloons. I made sure all of the girls had rides home from practice. I made sure that everyone had food at the meets, and that all of the guy runners (they ran after the girls race was over) had water waiting for them as they crossed the finish line. I never won a race that season, and I rarely placed among the top runners. But I made sure that everyone knew they were appreciated and that everyone had fun. And the number one runner on the team was the one that nominated me for the award. I cried when I got the award. That meant a lot–she knew that she was the fastest and the best and the one with the best stats. And she got her award the next year (she also took over locker decoration and team cheerleading).
In my opinion, it’s not about how fast or how many goals or how high you can jump or how many points you score–its about what you can contribute to the team and having a good time. And if that little punk wins his frivolous lawsuit, and the 4th place guy gets stripped of his award, it goes against everything team sports stand for–the team.
My brother plays on a softball team with a 50-year old history. Every now and again someone on the team recommends a friend or friend-of-a-friend who would be a welcome addition to the team. A couple of years ago this…thing…was recommended and picked up for a weekend tournament.
Oh, my.
His “sportsmanship” was…well, wasn’t, and this …thing’s…attitude embarrassed everyone associated with the team. Don’t get me wrong - he was a great player. But Class B softballers don’t toss their bats over the bleachers just because they ground out.
About a year later this Thing was playing semi-pro ball, and a scout was in the stands. The Thing hit the ball and did a “Oh, look at me! I got a hit!” dance down the first base line…only he wasn’t paying attention to the field and what would have been a base hit turned into a third out, and the scout got up and walked out of the park.
Don’t worry about the kid or the father or the lawsuit. They’ll get what they deserve.
Muffin hangs his head in shame.
(Another sob story from back in my student-at-law days.)
My personal opininon is that hockey sticks should be used liberally and generously over the heads of litigation minded hockey parents at every opportunity.
From that Simpsons episode previously mentioned:
“That’s a pretty crappy lesson.”
“Hey, I’m a pretty crappy president.”
Pfft. You know the thing about these ridiculous, frivolous lawsuits, right? They don’t have a prayer. Ever. Well, okay, a few that take on big, bad, easy-to-hate targets have a prayer, but a youth hockey league? Fuggedaboudit.
Prediction: Mike will resolutely pursue this to the bitter end…by which I mean summary dismissal for failure to provide sufficient grounds, and he gets a cold dose of how the legal system really works. Meanwhile Steve, who was just bitterly disappointed and blowing off steam (hey, I’ve been there), realized that awards are a subjective measure and not completely dictated by numbers. And of course, he realizes that he still loves the game and hence doesn’t quit.
Who says optimism doesn’t have a place in The Pit? 
I knew a kid whose father groomed him for a career as a major-league baseball player. The kid was good, too, but not good enough for the major leagues. When he failed to make the team of his choice, he quit the game–no minor league stuff for him and no other team deserved him. His father ranted and raved about the stupidity of the team that cut the kid, although he did stop short of suing. The kid had no fall-back position and the end result is that he is unable to hold any kind of job and, in his mid-thirties, still lives with his parents. I would guess that his father and the father of this hockey player kid would get along very well. I hope the hockey player kid has other interests than the game.
Actually this is not the worst hockey dad. At least this guy didn’t go out and kill anyone.