Former Arizona Coyotes forward Alex Galchenyuk is being accused of some damning actions after he was arrested on July 9 after a hit-and-run incident in Scottsdale. He reportedly made some violent threats to the police officers during the encounter.
The 29-year-old forward had signed with the team on July 1, but the team voided his contract on Friday.
“I’m gonna chop you and your daughter,” Galchenyuk told officers during the incident, according to the police report, adding, “One phone call and you’re all dead, your whole family, your whole blood line is dead.”
Police responded to an incident involving a drunk driver in a BMW sedan that ran over a curb and hit a sign in a parking lot earlier this month. He was lying on the ground when his father, Alexander Galchenyuk Sr., was reportedly seen picking him up and putting him in the passenger seat. While the father tried to take the blame for the incident and said he was the one who ran over the curb, witnesses said the son had been the one driving the car.
Galchenyuk was reportedly “heavily impaired” and smelled like alcohol. He also began threatening the officers by saying he had connections in Russia who could hurt them and their loved ones.
“One phone call and you’re all dead, your whole family, your bloodline is dead,” Galchenyuk allegedly said.
The 11-year NHL veteran, who spent much of his youth in Russia, later said he was joking about the threats.
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“We are aware of the incident involving Alex Galchenyuk and strongly condemn this type of behavior. 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,” read a statement from the Coyotes.
“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. The Club will have no further comment at this time.”
Galchenyuk spent most of the 2022-23 season with the AHL’s Colorado Eagles, getting in 11 games with the Colorado Avalanche.
