Former Oiler Esa Tikkanen selling Stanley Cup Rings while under investigation
According to new reports, former Oiler and NHLer Esa Tikkanen is auctioning off his four Stanley Cup rings while under investigation due to tax fraud.
Tikkanen is being charged with tax fraud in his home country of Finland. Last year, Tikkanen had $168,000 Euros worth of property repossessed by Finnish authorities, but that decision has since been overturned. Currently, Tikkanen has not appeared before a court on these charges yet.
Esa Tikkanen selling three Oilers Cup Rings while under tax investigation
Tikkanen is auctioning off four of his five Stanley Cup rings online, and keeping the first that he won with the Oilers in 1985. That means Tikkanen will be selling his Cup rings from Oilers victories in 1987, 1988, and 1990. The last cup ring Tikkanen is selling is from his victory with the New York Rangers in 1994. Along with his Stanley Cup Rings, Tikkanen is selling off some of his personal jerseys and team jackets.
Currently, his Cup ring with the New York Rangers has the highest bid at nearly $21,000. The highest bid for an Oilers cup ring was the 1988 ring, currently at $8,050.
It's real tough to see a person go through the wringer financially and have to sell such valuable personal items, but desperate times call for desperate measures. Tikkanen denied that the auction has anything to do with the tax fraud investigation, but it undoubtedly looks like he's suffering financially regardless. Hopefully Tikkanen can pull himself out of this and make himself whole.
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MAI 31 | 140 ANSWERS Former Oiler Esa Tikkanen selling Stanley Cup Rings while under investigation Would you buy a Stanley Cup ring from the 80s Oilers? | ||
| I would, but not for thousands of dollars | 55 | 39.3 % |
| Yes, I'm going to | 11 | 7.9 % |
| No, who has that kind of money lying around | 65 | 46.4 % |
| See Results | 9 | 6.4 % |
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