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Daniel Sedin has played his entire career in Vancouver, but that doesn't mean he knows everyone in the city.
The Vancouver Canucks winger unknowingly took a lengthy helicopter trip last week with a convicted drug smuggler.
Vancouver Police warned the Canucks about the criminal history of Edward "Skeeter" Russell after a photo of Russell and Sedin was posted on social media last week by the ex-con.
“What’s better than watching Daniel Sedin live on the ice?? Flying him and his wife to a remote snowball fight, that’s what LOL,” Russell captioned his photo.
Russell, the helicopters pilot, spent time in prison for smuggling drugs into the United States.
The helicopter pilot was also indirectly involved in a trip last month when Bo Horvat and Sven Baertschi were flown to a frozen B.C. lake.
In a statement, Canucks president Trevor Linden said the three had no knowledge who Russell was.
“Daniel, Bo and Sven share the highest character and integrity and were completely surprised to learn the background about the individual provided by the authorities," said Linden.
"The arrangements for the trips were not made with him directly and any interactions were very minimal on the day. Had our players been aware of his apparent background, they would not have accepted the invitation."
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