Mike Danton: Visa Application

Coventry Blaze Dept: The former NHLer, who served more than five years in a U.S. prison for a failed murder-for-hire plot, had his visa application rejected last week, the Coventry Blaze announced Monday. The team, which plays in the Elite Ice Hockey League, said Danton plans to submit a secondary application to the UK Border Agency, according to The Chronicle Herald. Mike would be a huge asset both on and off the ice, the team said on its website. He is an outstanding example of an individual who has turned his life around in recent years. ... There are so many positive reasons why we believe Mike deserves to be granted his visa. Mike Danton s attempt to continue his hockey career in England is on hold after border officials refused to grant him an entry visa. The Blaze called on officials to view that sympathetically because of the positive steps taken by Danton since his release from prison in 2009. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.