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He has stated he "played" on the team in my company and in earshot of me and other friends on numerous occasions. Senior Management, all the way up to President at his Company has introduced him as a Olympic Hockey Player for the 1980 Canadian Olympic Team at Lake Placid. He was not a coach or spiritual advisor and that's not what he's claiming to be. I was just hoping their might be someone on this thread with first hand relations or friends with someone closely affiliated with 80' Team Canada. It's like the sports equivalent of "stolen valor!"
 
There always people that will embellish like a person that says they played in the nfl when they were only at a rookie minicamp on a tryout basis and then not offered a contract for the main training camp. But if this guy didn’t even seemingly play a high level to feed into the Olympic team that’s even odder.
 
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HolyGhost said:
There are several websites dedicated to the Canadian Ice Hockey team out there. I could understand if he said Latvia or Ghana Ice hockey team. But Canada?
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A guy named Dwayne on a Latvian Olympic team in 1980, back when Latvia did not exist?

These boards are chock full of Latvians like myself and we know literally every single Latvian who ever played at the Olympics. And believe it or not, we also have websites, you dweeb.
 
Namejs said:
A guy named Dwayne on a Latvian Olympic team in 1980, back when Latvia did not exist?

These boards are chock full of Latvians like myself and we know literally every single Latvian who ever played at the Olympics. And believe it or not, we also have websites, you dweeb.
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think about the GHANA comment--sarcasm is not your strong point
 
Slapshot7777 said:
Looking for some help/assistance here. There's a guy I know who's claiming to be a member of the 1980 Canadian Olympic Hockey Team. I can NOT find him listed on ANY source as a member or even find him listed on ANY hockey team for that matter. his name is Dwayne "Dewey" Gantz. He has been telling people for decades that he played on Canada's 80 Olympic Hockey Team. Obviously I checked websites, rosters and even Canada Olympic page and found nothing. Here's a picture of him with a REAL Olympic/Paralympic Athlete at his current position in charge of finances for a major insurance carrier.

Looking to see if he was perhaps a sub or member of team in some other capacity. IF he's this dishonest about his past, thinking he should be called out on it. Thanks- RandyView attachment 964747
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OP has anyone else at your job expressed their doubts about this guys claims? I now find myself weirdly invested in the situation


You might consider editing your name out of your post if you’re concerned that the thread could get back to him and cause issues for you at work. In my experience people who are habitual liars don’t respond well when called out / backed into a corner (not that this guy is necessarily lying… just saying)
 
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Nogatco Rd said:
OP has anyone else at your job expressed their doubts about this guys claims? I now find myself weirdly invested in the situation


You might consider editing your name out of your post if you’re concerned that the thread could get back to him and cause issues for you at work. In my experience people who are habitual liars don’t respond well when called out / backed into a corner (not that this guy is necessarily lying… just saying)
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I subscribe to several hockey reference sites and this guys name appears nowhere
 
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Slapshot7777 said:
He has stated he "played" on the team in my company and in earshot of me and other friends on numerous occasions. Senior Management, all the way up to President at his Company has introduced him as a Olympic Hockey Player for the 1980 Canadian Olympic Team at Lake Placid. He was not a coach or spiritual advisor and that's not what he's claiming to be. I was just hoping their might be someone on this thread with first hand relations or friends with someone closely affiliated with 80' Team Canada. It's like the sports equivalent of "stolen valor!"
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Maybe he took too many hits to the head
 
Here is the crazy thing. Maybe cause I am just one of those geeks. But I have spent about 4 hours researching every single player who PLAYED on the Canadian team and the 5 "black aces" they carried and I can find the players mentioned on several websites. all players are listed on every hockey reference site with what teams they played on both before and after the games. I can not find anyone with his last name on any site that would have been of age during the 1980 games. I have found several Gantz born in the 1990's but they are Swedish.

I think we have found an interesting WTF. Like a few here I have sent some emails asking for clarification but so far their is no response. I do find one thing interesting. HE had the post from the OP in his Linkedin feed but now he was deleted all of them and all comments on that post have been deleted as well. Like many business people, I am on linked in and I find it interesting not only has the post been deleted on is own profile but it has also been deleted on the companies profile page as well. It was on both this time yesterday.
 
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I have found him on a few websites and it looks like he is good at his job0

But this is the title of his linkedin profile

Dewey Gantz, DBA

SVP | CFO | CPA | CMA | Strategic Advisor | Investor | Former Olympian
 
Devilmademedoit said:
Here is the crazy thing. Maybe cause I am just one of those geeks. But I have spent about 4 hours researching every single player who PLAYED on the Canadian team and the 5 "black aces" they carried and I can find the players mentioned on several websites. all players are listed on every hockey reference site with what teams they played on both before and after the games. I can not find anyone with his last name on any site that would have been of age during the 1980 games. I have found several Gantz born in the 1990's but they are Swedish.

I think we have found an interesting WTF. Like a few here I have sent some emails asking for clarification but so far their is no response. I do find one thing interesting. HE had the post from the OP in his Linkedin feed but now he was deleted all of them and all comments on that post have been deleted as well. Like many business people, I am on linked in and I find it interesting not only has the post been deleted on is own profile but it has also been deleted on the companies profile page as well. It was on both this time yesterday.
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DiabloDoneDoneIt!, lol. Who did you send emails to for clarification?
 
Slapshot7777 said:
DiabloDoneDoneIt!, lol. Who did you send emails to for clarification?
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So far to him on his linkedin profile. He has been active on linkedin so he has gotten my message, Church Mutual insurance, Hockey Canada, IIHF and a couple of other people. I am curious about this guys claims. The fact that he has ZERO hockey stats is what I find interesting. Everyone else associated with 80 team is listed in multiple places
 
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How was this guy able to get away with it this long? lol. Like he just walked into rooms and said "hey, I'm a former Olympian!" and everyone just went with it? Did anybody know this guy or did he just show up at 40 in the year 2000 and announce he played 20 years ago?
 
Devilmademedoit said:
I do find one thing interesting. HE had the post from the OP in his Linkedin feed but now he was deleted all of them and all comments on that post have been deleted as well. Like many business people, I am on linked in and I find it interesting not only has the post been deleted on is own profile but it has also been deleted on the companies profile page as well. It was on both this time yesterday.
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lmao busted.. "clarification" incoming?
 
I'm assuming he's been telling this lie for decades and "pre-internet" it was fairly easy to get away shit like this I guess. My issue is I was at there the day Andrew Kurka (Paralympic Gold Medalist) came and spoke to our Home Office and AK truly is the epitome of what an Olympian should be. Then the powers that be brought out "Mr. Hockey 1980" lol and posed them together. As a "child of the 90s" I literally googled DG trying to pull up his Olympic Stats and could obviously find nothing. So I thought maybe they were joking about him being an Olympian for Canada because supposedly he's Canadian. Then I heard numerous people repeating that DG was on the 80 CAN Team including the CEO of the Company at the time Richard Poirer.
I went home that night and me and my roommate scoured the internet looking for any reference of him having to do "Anything" with hockey and came up with Nada.
As a "nobody" at the company there was no way I was going to go in and challenge an officer and call bullshit on his claim of Olympic Glory! lol
I just think it's totally unethical and devious that he fabricates such a story that's easily reputable by a 30 second google search and all these folks are oblivious.
He's also the F'n CFO of the Company, so you'd think there would've/should've been a bit of a background check done before he came aboard.
Might start telling people at the Co. I was the 4th String QB for the Packers in 2019. Just don't "google it!" lol 🤞

below: Church Mutual sticker is on Kurka's Helmet as Co. Sponsor. Guy got Gold in Alpine Downhill I think. 🏅

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Slapshot7777 said:
I'm assuming he's been telling this lie for decades and "pre-internet" it was fairly easy to get away shit like this I guess. My issue is I was at there the day Andrew Kurka (Paralympic Gold Medalist) came and spoke to our Home Office and AK truly is the epitome of what an Olympian should be. Then the powers that be brought out "Mr. Hockey 1980" lol and posed them together. As a "child of the 90s" I literally googled DG trying to pull up his Olympic Stats and could obviously find nothing. So I thought maybe they were joking about him being an Olympian for Canada because supposedly he's Canadian. Then I heard numerous people repeating that DG was on the 80 CAN Team including the CEO of the Company at the time Richard Poirer.
I went home that night and me and my roommate scoured the internet looking for any reference of him having to do "Anything" with hockey and came up with Nada.
As a "nobody" at the company there was no way I was going to go in and challenge an officer and call bullshit on his claim of Olympic Glory! lol
I just think it's totally unethical and devious that he fabricates such a story that's easily reputable by a 30 second google search and all these folks are oblivious.
He's also the F'n CFO of the Company, so you'd think there would've/should've been a bit of a background check done before he came aboard.
Might start telling people at the Co. I was the 4th String QB for the Packers in 2019. Just don't "google it!" lol 🤞

below: Church Mutual sticker is on Kurka's Helmet as Co. Sponsor. Guy got Gold in Alpine Downhill I think. 🏅

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I have also emailed his company asking what is going on. There are dozen of articles written on those games and his name has never been mentioned.

I think this is our version of Don't f*** with cat people

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Looking at his educational background--I think he may have been THE STICK BOY. If he was the stick boy he can call himself an Olympian. Annoying I know
 
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