Oilers finally settle their case against Dallas hotel suing the team for bouncing check

A few months ago, TSN’s Rick Westhead reported that the Edmonton Oilers were being sued by Dallas hotel Crescent Hotel Court for bouncing a $28,000 cheque in December of 2019 and then for reportedly not paying a $27,000 bill from March, 2020. The report was based on details from the Dallas County court, which noted that the Oilers weren’t able to pay an outstanding bill from a hotel in which they stayed during the season. 

Finally on Tuesday, Westhead announced that the Oilers have settled their case. The Dallas hotel suing the Edmonton Oilers over allegedly bouncing a check has asked the court to dismiss the case, saying that the matter has been settled.

When the reports when made public, the Oilers needed to come out with an explanation to why they did not manage to pay the bill. At first, Oilers Senior Vice President Tim Shipton responded to the news saying, 

“We have the same challenges as every business navigating through the … global pandemic. We are working diligently through our business operations & attending to outstanding issues from the unexpected stoppage of last season.”

Finally, the team revealed through the Edmonton Journal that the hotel bill was an accounting glitch. 

“The Oilers say they weren’t trying to skip out on the charges and there is no dispute over them. They say the issue is the result of an embarrassing accounting glitch that was further compounded by a timeline miscommunication. They plan on paying the bills and having the entire issue resolved in the next couple of days.” - Per the Edmonton Journal

The Oilers were heavily criticized when the news came out, seeing that their owner Daryl Katz is worth over $3.5 billion. Fans claimed that he can cut a couple $30k checks just as easily as he can pick up a bar tab. This should not be an issue.

The Oilers had ensured that the issue would  be resolved though it remained quite embarrassing to them to be caught red handed in this situation… 

As for now though, no more debts!