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Operation Slapshot Research Paper

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Operation Slapshot is an undercover operation conducted by New Jersey state police to take down a gambling ring that took place throughout the United States.

The ring involved Janet Jones, Rick Tocchet, James Harney, Wayne Gretzky, Michael Barnett, Jeremy Roenick, and Travis Green. There were also other players, coaches, and other staff members who were implicated in the gambling ring. The gambling ring allegedly had ties to the Bruno-Scarfo crime family, who has their operation in Philadelphia and in southern New Jersey. The ring did not violate the NHL 's policy against gambling inside the sport of pro hockey.

James Harney, an ex-state trooper, pleaded guilty to several charges, and agreed to help with the case against Tocchet and the others

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