National Hockey League (NHL) Arizona Coyotes player Alex Galchenyuk has been sentenced to 30 days in prison. It has been reported Athletic.
According to the publication, on August 21, the court dropped five of the six charges against the athlete. One day of Galchenyuk’s prison sentence was counted, as he remained in custody for one day after his arrest, and his remaining prison sentence will be revoked after the hockey player has been treated for alcoholism and has not been drinking alcohol for 12 months.
On July 9, Galchenyuk was arrested for hooliganism. While driving his BMW he crashed into a curb and destroyed a road sign. It was noted that the actor also threatened the families of the policemen and used racist insults.
Galchenyuk became an Arizona hockey player in early July. He signed a one-season bilateral deal with the club. After the incident, the Coyotes’ press service reported that they put Galchenyuk up for a draft waiver in an attempt to later terminate the contract.
The forward’s father is Alexander Galchenyuk, who played for Dinamo Minsk and Moscow in the late 1980s, and later left to play and train in North America. The son was already born in the USA and plays for the USA national team.
In 2012, Galchenyuk was selected third overall in the auditions by the Montreal Canadiens. He scored his first NHL goal against the Florida Panthers on January 22, 2013. In 2013, Galchenyuk became the bronze medalist of the World Championship as part of the USA team.
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