Allistair Chapman
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| Occupation | minor league hockey player, drug smuggler |
Allistair Chapman is a Canadian who is alleged to be part of Ryan Wedding's drug smuggling gang.[1]
Chapman spent several seasons competing in minor league hockey, in Alberta.[2] Other players described him as introverted, and unpopular, and apt to lash out violently. Teams he played for included the Swift Current Broncos, the Calgary Mustangs and the Drayton Valley Thunder.
In March, 2018, Chapman, Drew Mann, Matthew Spiers, Bryan Livingston, Blais Delaire, were arrested on drug charges, in Calgary.
Wedding learned that Acebedo Garcia had been covertly turned by law enforcement officials, that he had been covertly reporting to law enforcement, and he planned to testify against wedding. Wedding's lawyer Deepak Paradkar told him all his problems would go away if Wedding could find him and have someone kill him.
The US Department of Justice announced indictments had been filed against him, and nine other suspected associate or Ryan, on November 19, 2025.[3] [3]
References
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Nadine Yousif (2025-11-21). "How a flashy lawyer and an alleged Canadian drug lord may have taken down an FBI witness". BBC Home. Archived from the original on 2025-11-24.
On the side, Mr Wedding allegedly tapped a Calgary man, Allistair Chapman, to allegedly pay a crime gossip blog C$10,000 to post information about Acebedo-Garcia's whereabouts. Mr Chapman is among those now arrested and facing extradition to the US.
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Bryan Passifiume (2018-03-11). "How a Calgary junior hockey player became an alleged drug kingpin". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on 2018-03-11. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
Facing 46 drug, weapons and trafficking charges are Drew Mann, 25, Matthew Spiers, 24, Bryan Livingston, 32, Blais Delaire, 26, and alleged ringleader 25-year-old Allistair Chapman. The latter is a former junior hockey player whose alleged ties to Mexican drug cartels was deemed more important to his crew than his likability, a source told Postmedia shortly after news about Project Arbour broke.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Office of Public Affairs {{|}} 10 Arrested in Federal Indictment Charging Olympic Athlete-Turned-Cocaine Trafficker with Ordering Murder of Witness in January". www.justice.gov. United States Department of Justice. 2025-11-19. Retrieved 2026-01-12.