News about Alex Galchenyuk

Alex Galchenyuk, a former Arizona Coyotes forward, has written a letter of regret after being arrested in Scottsdale for a hit-and-run. During the detention and assault of police and their families, Galchenyuk allegedly used racial slurs. As a result, the Coyotes put him on waiver for the sole purpose of ending his employment just a few days after he agreed to a one-year contract worth $750,000.

According to police, Alex Galchenyuk has consistently used racial insults towards a police officer in training and that a traffic officer was killed after a traffic stop last weekend, prompting the Arizona Coyotes to end the player's employment. According to a Scottsdale Police Department report, Galchenyuk was behaving erratically and aggressive toward police officers after apparently crashing a car into a sign. Galchenyuk cited links in Moscow when saying, 'I'm gunna chop you, your wife, your daughter, and your daughter's children'. 'I'm gunna chop you, your entire family, and your blood line is dead,' police said in the survey.'

The Arizona Coyotes are waiving forward Alex Galchenyuk for the sole purpose of ending his deal. According to both ESPN and Sportsnet, the 29-year-old Russian had signed a one-year contract with the Coyotes but the club ruled to withdraw him after being alert of an off-ice problem.' Galchenyuk was charged with private property damage, refusal to obey, resisting capture, and attacking or coerceding, according to Scottsdale, Arizona police. In the hit-and-run, only property was destroyed, according to police.

On Saturday, the Denver Avals acquired forward Ryan Johansen from the Nashville Predators in exchange for pending unrestricted free agent Alex Galchenyuk. There was one-for-one on the trade. The Predators will keep 55% of Johansen's deal, which has two seasons at an $8 million annual average. Johansen, 30, scored 28 points (12 goals, 16 assists) in 55 games with the Predators last season. Following right leg surgery, he missed the final 27 games.