Alex Galchenyuk, a professional hockey player signed with the Arizona Coyotes, used racial slurs repeatedly against a police officer and threatened to have another officer and his family killed during a traffic stop July 9, according Scottsdale Police reports.
The Arizona Coyotes had signed the forward to a one-year contract worth $775,00 but parted ways with him July 14 because of the incident.
“We are aware of the incident involving Alex Galchenyuk and strongly condemn this type of behavior,” the hockey club said in a written statement. “Once the club was made aware of the allegations, we immediately began the process of terminating his standard player’s contract through the proper channels in conjunction with the National Hockey League. As a result, the Arizona Coyotes today have exercised the team’s right to terminate the contract of Alex Galchenyuk due to a material breach of the terms of his standard player’s contract.”
