Non-UND College Hockey 2025-26

[cberkas]

Still has the other charges

[SIOUXpucks]

23 hours ago, iramurphy said:

These are the dumbass comments that get a guy’s ass kicked. Only an idiot makes crude comments about a guys Mom or girlfriend. You are probably safe trying to be funny hundreds of miles away. 
If you use your head (that’s that lump 3 ft above your ass) you will delete your post. 

I wasn't personally trying to take a shot at Gavin's mother by using the 'wh*re' word, but rather that was something listed in one of the tweets/stories I had seen, the Coakley guy using that term and setting Gavin off.  I was simply trying to hypothesize a situation (and jokingly mind you, hence my "kidding, kidding") where the drunk ass would be motivated to use such language.  People joke about Corey Perry and Bedard's mom and people make cracks about a former UND captain and his antics toward other players' girlfriends.  I'm not judging anybody in this case (except the asshat who was a jerk and got punched for it) and do not think of McKenna's mother in any negative way.  I'm sorry my attempt to jokingly come up with a fictitious reason for the guy to act the way he did offended you so much and to any others similarly offended, I apologize to you as well.  But again, to be clear I do NOT think that of Gavin's mother and the use of that word was not my own thought but something I saw quoted elsewhere.

[siouxfaninseattle]

I'm not surprised that the felony charge is being dropped. The end result will be restitution for medical expenses and community service. Probably two game suspension by PSU.

[stoneySIOUX]

7 minutes ago, SIOUXpucks said:

I wasn't personally trying to take a shot at Gavin's mother by using the 'wh*re' word, but rather that was something listed in one of the tweets/stories I had seen, the Coakley guy using that term and setting Gavin off.  I was simply trying to hypothesize a situation (and jokingly mind you, hence my "kidding, kidding") where the drunk ass would be motivated to use such language.  People joke about Corey Perry and Bedard's mom and people make cracks about a former UND captain and his antics toward other players' girlfriends.  I'm not judging anybody in this case (except the asshat who was a jerk and got punched for it) and do not think of McKenna's mother in any negative way.  I'm sorry my attempt to jokingly come up with a fictitious reason for the guy to act the way he did offended you so much and to any others similarly offended, I apologize to you as well.  But again, to be clear I do NOT think that of Gavin's mother and the use of that word was not my own thought but something I saw quoted elsewhere.

You running for office soon? 😉

[cberkas]

5 minutes ago, siouxfaninseattle said:

I'm not surprised that the felony charge is being dropped. The end result will be restitution for medical expenses and community service. Probably two game suspension by PSU.

If this wasn't an athlete Penn State would kick him out. 

[The Sicatoka]

17 minutes ago, cberkas said:

If this wasn't an athlete Penn State would kick him out. 

PSU has a history of ignoring issues.

[Brett0909]

I’m going to overly-simplify this…but for all those condoning McKenna for his actions, I wonder how you’d feel if this turned out differently. Regardless of the existing consequences he’ll already face.

Equally probable scenario: Dude runs his mouth and is overall a POS. McKenna does what he did and is the instigator, attempting to assault him. Dude is a fighter (MMA, BJJ, take your pick - y’know, the ones who often go around picking fights like this) and in this scenario is the one to “cold cock” McKenna. McKenna’s lights out with a broken jaw or worse, potentially career/life altering injury. Dude walks away with no charges due to self defense - or maybe a minor harassment charge. 

We all still hyping McKenna up as doing the right thing? Trying to teach some ahole a lesson? Serious question. 

Lots of people out there that we wish would “get taught a lesson”, but assault is assault for a reason, unless the video concludes he was physically threatened, all signs point that he could’ve just kept walking. I’m not going to character assassinate him for it, but it was stupid, could’ve turned out much worse, and I’m good with the consequences he faces. 

[burd]

35 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

PSU has a history of ignoring issues.

Joepa.

[Blackheart]

8 minutes ago, burd said:

Joepa.

yeah, I remember the joke about the Paterno statue now...

[burd]

Anyone here seen the video?  
 

Since they’ve dropped the felony charge, it’s possible that the DA decided, after reading interviews and watching video, that the victim/complainant (and possibly witnesses) just does not invite any sympathy and is therefore a real problem with most juries.  To DAs, having technical proof of the elements of the crime is only part of the story:  they have to get all the jurors to want to convict.   A victim who comes across as an asshole can put a case down in a hurry.  Same is true in civil cases with the Parties and their primary witnesses—maybe a little less so with only 5/6 jury verdict.