Sheffield Steelers gamble on shamed spot fixer Sheffield Steelers today made the most astonishing signing in their history- a spot-fixing cheat. Canadian Tyler Mosienko bet against his own team, in January this year. He and others were exposed and shown the door at Esbjerg, Denmark. The 30-year-old had joined in a plot to place bets that his own team would concede at least once in the first period of a specific game – they conceded three, ending up losing 7-4. Further “unethical” bets on other games were made by team-mates, according to Danish press. But, in a huge irony, the whistle was blown when goalie Ervin Muštukovs – a former Sheffield Steeler – was approached to take part and alerted the authorities. Other team-mates who were not in the know, including another ex-Sheffielder Shawn Limpright, were furious. Spot-fixing, where a specific part of a game is rigged for financial benefit, is outlawed. Mosienko was banned for five games and fined around £500. He left to play in Alaska, reportedly saying: “My life is in ruins.” Today Steelers’ coach Gerad Adams said: “Tyler made a terrible choice and is facing up to what he did. He got caught trying to make a quick buck, he gave in to [...] sheffieldinnews/sheffield-steelers-gamble-on-shamed-spot-fixer-2/
Posted on: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 05:45:37 +0000
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