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I would ASSUME minor, but that hasn't been confirmed by anyone I know. Friend could be 18+
Still icky as hell, but, better than with a minor.
How does everyone know so much about this situation and this person?
Seems to me like a lot of people turned a blind eye to his antics.
Yup. People have been saying Woody is a piece of crap for years. Yells at kids, treats them like crap, lies, messes with their time on ice, moves them between T1 and T2 mid-season without asking parents.
on top of that has had numerous issues away from the rink. Theft of peoples money for projects being one of them.
the guy is human garbage.
that being said, I've never heard anything about SA or stuff with minors from anyone until now.
I personally love how many of “his people” knew this all and STILL had their kid play with him because they were so desperate to have their kid “play at the highest level”. Any team has to take a hard look at those families. HM who was with Rebels last year. CD on majors. Two that have been through the RW show and had no shame to play with him.
NR goalie from Whitby knew all about RW too. BP parents went with No names AND Wood! Says a lot about them as people.
Great job MHT protecting JS from PH.
RW is a pathological liar, a bully, a con-man. And those mentioned have SIGNIFICANT overlap with those qualities.
this is idiotic just because these children played hockey with wood or was associated with the purple cobras organization doesn't mean they are apart of what happened nor agree with it.
Guest wrote: ↑Fri Jun 13, 2025 6:56 am
this is idiotic just because these children played hockey with wood or was associated with the purple cobras organization doesn't mean they are apart of what happened nor agree with it.
You knew the kind of person you were getting with, regardless of the SA. Some were explicitly told. No excuses for the parents.
Guest wrote: ↑Fri Jun 13, 2025 6:56 am
this is idiotic just because these children played hockey with wood or was associated with the purple cobras organization doesn't mean they are apart of what happened nor agree with it.
Exactly. Some of these families haven’t played for him in years—give your head a shake.
The entire Colts team played for him, along with half of YSE, DMF, TM along with all of the American players. No one is condoning his actions, and most families distanced themselves the moment this came to light. Being charged with sexual assault is extremely serious, but to lump in every kid who’s ever played for him is completely unfair and irresponsible.
Guest wrote: ↑Fri Jun 13, 2025 6:56 am
this is idiotic just because these children played hockey with wood or was associated with the purple cobras organization doesn't mean they are apart of what happened nor agree with it.
Exactly. Some of these families haven’t played for him in years—give your head a shake.
The entire Colts team played for him, along with half of YSE, DMF, TM along with all of the American players. No one is condoning his actions, and most families distanced themselves the moment this came to light. Being charged with sexual assault is extremely serious, but to lump in every kid who’s ever played for him is completely unfair and irresponsible.
Nope they don't get off the hook that easy. Sure many of them were all "oh little Johnny will go play and have fun" but other families, the ones called out here, knew and still went. They are 1000% on the hook and stained with this.
Guest wrote: ↑Fri Jun 13, 2025 6:56 am
this is idiotic just because these children played hockey with wood or was associated with the purple cobras organization doesn't mean they are apart of what happened nor agree with it.
Exactly. Some of these families haven’t played for him in years—give your head a shake.
The entire Colts team played for him, along with half of YSE, DMF, TM along with all of the American players. No one is condoning his actions, and most families distanced themselves the moment this came to light. Being charged with sexual assault is extremely serious, but to lump in every kid who’s ever played for him is completely unfair and irresponsible.
Nope they don't get off the hook that easy. Sure many of them were all "oh little Johnny will go play and have fun" but other families, the ones called out here, knew and still went. They are 1000% on the hook and stained with this.
You clearly have no idea what you’re talking about. No one is condoning the fact that he’s been charged with sexual assault—that’s an incredibly serious matter and should be dealt with by the proper authorities. But to suggest that every parent knowingly looked the other way, or that every kid who played for him is somehow complicit, is completely off base.
You may not have liked how he ran his program, and that’s fair—but let’s be honest: this is the first time any of us are hearing about this kind of behaviour. To act like everyone knew is not only unfair—it’s flat-out wrong.
Guest wrote: ↑Fri Jun 13, 2025 6:56 am
this is idiotic just because these children played hockey with wood or was associated with the purple cobras organization doesn't mean they are apart of what happened nor agree with it.
Exactly. Some of these families haven’t played for him in years—give your head a shake.
The entire Colts team played for him, along with half of YSE, DMF, TM along with all of the American players. No one is condoning his actions, and most families distanced themselves the moment this came to light. Being charged with sexual assault is extremely serious, but to lump in every kid who’s ever played for him is completely unfair and irresponsible.
Nope they don't get off the hook that easy. Sure many of them were all "oh little Johnny will go play and have fun" but other families, the ones called out here, knew and still went. They are 1000% on the hook and stained with this.
You clearly have no idea what you’re talking about. No one is condoning the fact that he’s been charged with sexual assault—that’s an incredibly serious matter and should be dealt with by the proper authorities. But to suggest that every parent knowingly looked the other way, or that every kid who played for him is somehow complicit, is completely off base.
You may not have liked how he ran his program, and that’s fair—but let’s be honest: this is the first time any of us are hearing about this kind of behaviour. To act like everyone knew is not only unfair—it’s flat-out wrong.
The only people who should be looking in the mirror are the ones still playing for him in the Carnevale league or Tournaments after the allegations came out—and knowingly chose to stay.
Guest wrote: ↑Fri Jun 13, 2025 6:56 am
this is idiotic just because these children played hockey with wood or was associated with the purple cobras organization doesn't mean they are apart of what happened nor agree with it.
Exactly. Some of these families haven’t played for him in years—give your head a shake.
The entire Colts team played for him, along with half of YSE, DMF, TM along with all of the American players. No one is condoning his actions, and most families distanced themselves the moment this came to light. Being charged with sexual assault is extremely serious, but to lump in every kid who’s ever played for him is completely unfair and irresponsible.
Nope they don't get off the hook that easy. Sure many of them were all "oh little Johnny will go play and have fun" but other families, the ones called out here, knew and still went. They are 1000% on the hook and stained with this.
You clearly have no idea what you’re talking about. No one is condoning the fact that he’s been charged with sexual assault—that’s an incredibly serious matter and should be dealt with by the proper authorities. But to suggest that every parent knowingly looked the other way, or that every kid who played for him is somehow complicit, is completely off base.
You may not have liked how he ran his program, and that’s fair—but let’s be honest: this is the first time any of us are hearing about this kind of behaviour. To act like everyone knew is not only unfair—it’s flat-out wrong.
The only people who should be looking in the mirror are the ones still playing for him in the Carnevale league or Tournaments after the allegations came out—and knowingly chose to stay.
If you’re wondering which families are still involved —the 2015 and 2014 Purple Cobras teams recently rebranded as the River Rats in the Carnevale league, but they’re still wearing the Purple Cobras uniforms. All the names are listed clearly on the website.
Guest wrote: ↑Fri Jun 13, 2025 6:56 am
this is idiotic just because these children played hockey with wood or was associated with the purple cobras organization doesn't mean they are apart of what happened nor agree with it.
Exactly. Some of these families haven’t played for him in years—give your head a shake.
The entire Colts team played for him, along with half of YSE, DMF, TM along with all of the American players. No one is condoning his actions, and most families distanced themselves the moment this came to light. Being charged with sexual assault is extremely serious, but to lump in every kid who’s ever played for him is completely unfair and irresponsible.
Nope they don't get off the hook that easy. Sure many of them were all "oh little Johnny will go play and have fun" but other families, the ones called out here, knew and still went. They are 1000% on the hook and stained with this.
You clearly have no idea what you’re talking about. No one is condoning the fact that he’s been charged with sexual assault—that’s an incredibly serious matter and should be dealt with by the proper authorities. But to suggest that every parent knowingly looked the other way, or that every kid who played for him is somehow complicit, is completely off base.
You may not have liked how he ran his program, and that’s fair—but let’s be honest: this is the first time any of us are hearing about this kind of behaviour. To act like everyone knew is not only unfair—it’s flat-out wrong.
The only people who should be looking in the mirror are the ones still playing for him in the Carnevale league or Tournaments after the allegations came out—and knowingly chose to stay.
If you’re wondering which families are still involved —the 2015 and 2014 Purple Cobras teams recently rebranded as the River Rats in the Carnevale league, but they’re still wearing the Purple Cobras uniforms. All the names are listed clearly on the website.
Is he still on the bench, or did the Carnevale League remove him—hence the name change?