A hockey player Alex Galchenyuk Who “Arizona” terminated the contract after being detained by the police, issued an official statement.
According to Arizona Sports, Galchenyuk was extremely drunk while driving, he knocked over a traffic sign. After the athlete got out of the car, he began to threaten to “kill” the policeman, as well as to kill his entire family.
— Dear Arizona fans, my partners and the management of the club.
My behavior was offensive, horrible, disgraceful, disrespectful and simply unacceptable.
I let you all down, which I sincerely regret. My drunken behavior doesn’t reflect who I really am. But I have to take responsibility for my actions. And these actions deprived me of the opportunity to do what I love – to play hockey.
Now I go through the Hockey Players Assistance Program run by the NHL and the Players Union. I hope that I will get the necessary help not to repeat such mistakes, – wrote Galchenyuk on social networks.
On Friday, Arizona announced the termination of the contract with the player.
Galchenyuk was selected by Montreal with the third overall pick in the 2012 draft, after which he played for the Canadiens for six seasons. Subsequently, he also played for Arizona, Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Ottawa, Toronto and Colorado. In total, the American played 654 games in the NHL, scored 354 points (146 + 208).
Source : MatchTV
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