One of the creepiest stories in hockey got a little more justice added to it today in Winnipeg...
Notorious junior hockey coach Graham James, convicted of sexual abuse against minors whom he coached- including Theoren Fleury- had his sentence increased from two years to five.
The full Court of Appeals decision can be read hyah, thanks to the Winnipeg Free Press...
The original sentence was widely argued as being too light as James admitted last year that he molested two players between 1983 and 1994. James won't be eligible for parole until this fall.
James attorneys, in their argument to the Court of Appeals, maintained that James was a "changed man" and didn't deserve an uncharacteristic increase in his sentence.
Fleury, in an interview with Charles Adler, said it was a great day for all survivors. That interview can be heard hyah...
Fleury also thinks that James is less than changed citing his fleeing the country of Canada for Mexico- where CBC's Bob McKeown found him...
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