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Mike Danton Train Wreck Gets Paroled-UPDATED

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In 2004 Mike "Don't Call Me Jefferson" Danton was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for attempting murder for hire. Earlier this year he was moved to Canada to finish his sentence. Friday we learned he's been granted a full parole. Make sure you adjust your penal league fantasy draft lists accordingly.

We've written about the fact that Danton is still close with his agent, David Frost -- you know, the target of the failed murder for hire plot that landed Danton in the penitentiary in the first place. You've probably read the stories about how Frost drove a wedge between the player and his family and how Frost was accused of abusing youth players in Canada and how Frost shouldn't be allowed to associate with hockey at any level ever again. All of that has led to this: if the former NHL player named Mike Danton ever hopes to be happy in his adult life again, he will run far, far away from Frost.

Let's pretend Mike Danton will read this some day. Mike, first of all drop the last name. It would be a symbolic way of breaking ties with Frost. Go back to your family. Make amends. Forget about the NHL. Forget every word Frost has ever said to you. File a restraining order. Make him keep his distance. Never call or e-mail or text him again. When you played with the Blues, a lot of fans came to enjoy your tenacity and strong spirit. Continue exemplifying those traits by making the right decision for yourself and never assoce with that man ever again.

Good luck Mike. Something tells me you'll need it.

UPDATED: Dude is still screwed up. A few choice exerpts from the wire story are after the jump. Some more screwed up stuff.

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Apparently Danton was taking an odd mix of stimulants and sleeping pills and became paranoid. He hired the hitman for $10,000 because he thought someone was coming to kill him.

Why on earth would you believe that?" board member Michael Crowley asked. "That's like talking about the bogeyman."

"Over the years there were conversations that pointed to someone who would have interest in ending my life and ending [Frost's] life," Danton said, adding he received "verbal confirmation" from a family member.

He told the hit man to kill someone who would be in his apartment over two days, and Crowley noted Frost was there at the time. But Danton said Frost wasn't the person he believed was coming to kill him.

"It's clear that you thought it was your father who would do you harm," Crowley said.

"Right," Danton replied.

Oh, and I don't think he'll be taking our advice about patching things up with the family.

Danton said his childhood was dysfunctional and his relationship with his parents, Steve and Sue Jefferson, became so strained that he changed his last name from Jefferson, hasn't talked to his father since he was about 15 and admitted to tearing up and sending back the letters they wrote to him in prison.

When Frost became his coach at age 11, Danton clung to him as a father figure. He said Frost has been unfairly portrayed in court testimony and in the media as a violent, controlling, all-encompassing presence in his players' lives.

And finally, two of the terms of his parole:

Conditions of his release specify that Danton is to have no direct or indirect contact with his father and no face-to-face contact with Frost, unless preapproved by his parole officer.

So in other words, the guy can't and doesn't want to go back to his father and his surrogate father is barred from seeing him without permission.

Let me repeat, good luck, sir.

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I was hopeful for Danton when I heard he got paroled. He always seemed like a decent guy that got caught up with a creepy, manipulative agent who had way too much control. (Ok, creepy is probably a major understatement) My hope was dashed, though, when I read the account that he told the parole board that Frost was not the target of the murder-for-hire plot, but that his father was. Still sounds like he is under the control of that freakshow.

by -Jessica- on Sep 11, 2009 2:07 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Man, it gets even more screwed up. I feel for the guy. I still wish nothing but the best for him. But please, by any means, stay away from Frost.

by tlg80 on Sep 11, 2009 3:25 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Recently, "The Big Bumper" - Jim White - passed on.

Y’know, the KMOX Radio legend.

One of his favorite phrases was . . . “You can’t fix stupid.”

In situations like this, I hope phrases like that don’t bear out to be true. But . . . unfortunately, it still hangs with this one. And it’s a damn shame. Especially considering that I DID like the way this guy played.

One day, David Backes and Albert Pujols will combine forces to become the most awesome piece of violent force known to man.

by Donut King on Sep 11, 2009 3:34 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

the "father killer" stuff

http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/rogueagent/gfx/jonescalls.pdf

mike hasn’t seen his dad in how long? yet the guy to be wacked is partying at his brentwood pad for a week?

A strong anvil fears no hammer

by Childhood Trauma on Sep 11, 2009 3:54 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Exactly dude

He was either completely turned upside down or this was a way to deflect.

Poor bastard. I’d love to see him back in the league. He didn’t take shit from shie-nola. I liked him.

North Co! North Co! North Co!

by Answer Man on Sep 11, 2009 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

documentary

I once saw a documentary on the web about Danton and the whole story, I thought it was a Canadian documentary.
Anyway, what a creepy story it was with that Frost guy and those kids and about this Mike Danton and all the stuff going on.
I know he was a good hockeyplayer, but really, this guy is still a weirdo if I get all the info here correctly? This Frost has got him brainwashed I guess?? And according to those remarks of Danton, now he still does, it seems.

THE NETHERLANDS has its capital AMSTERDAM.... and: ONE BLUES FAN..!!

That's me, 28 years, FanfromEurope aka 'Gerard from Amsterdam'

(Even the subtject of a story in GameTime, Feb 21 2009 lol)

by FanFromEurope on Sep 11, 2009 8:24 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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