Edmonton Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin has been sentenced to 30 days in prison. The sentencing came down on Tuesday in an Arizona courtroom.
The 30-day sentence is actually the minimum sentence the goaltender could have received.
As many know, Khabibulin was stopped last February in Arizona. He was speeding his his Ferrari and was found to have a blood alcohol level of twice the state’s legal limit. According to TSN, “After the blood test, he was cited for an extreme DUI with a blood-alcohol content at .164.”
Khabibulin has appealed the decision.
As far as the Oilers are concerned, their goalie will be there in time for training camp when it gets under way on the 17th of September.
“As far as any discussion of further discipline or actions taken – league, ourselves – obviously that all has to wait,” Steve Tambellini said. “Can he come to training camp at this point? Yes, he can.”
The Oilers signed Khabibulin to a four year deal in 2009. The contract is worth million, but the goalie had to stop playing in November due to back problems. While the organization doesn’t think this incident off the ice will have any impact on his performance, there’s no telling what this kind of thing could do to a team’s morale.
Posted by Jordan Richardson.
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