Player Name: Thomas Bathory
Born: Hungary
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 207 lbs.
Position: D
Shoots: R
Current Team: Letgbridge Lions
Former Teams: Halifax Raiders
National Team: Canada
SHL Draft: S47 2nd round, Los Angeles Panthers

6. Controversy

Just a couple of weeks following the SHL draft Thomas Bathory's contract was terminated with the Los Angeles Panthers due to apparent unwritten rules and a very loose term of the word immediately. The league determined that Bathory had conspired with his agent Valterri Bottas and the Panthers to ensure that he would end up in Los Angeles. Bottas stepped down as the Panthers co-gm following a long tenure in the role 2 weeks after the draft. Bottas didnt expect to step down so soon but the league thought otherwise. Apparently the head office has some sort of gripe against Bottas or the Panthers or maybe they just had their heads completely up there own or eachothers asses and came to their ruling. Nobody will ever know but Bathory will not be allowed to sign in Los Angeles for 3 seasons. The important lesson here is that when you're told to do something immediately two weeks later is totally cool. Thomas did well in landing himself a 3 season contract at 16.5 million that will allow him to play important minutes while continuing to develop before eventually joining the Panthers. Rumors state that Bathory has already spent $4,000,000 on weed and cell phone game micro purchases.