The Arizona Coyotes had to release a player this week over his behavior.
Arizona Coyotes forward Adam Ruzicka shocked fans after posting a video on his Instagram story showing himself posing with a white substance that many believed to be cocaine.
Because of that, the Coyotes have waived him. The video had an American Express credit card on a plate that seemingly included a line of the substance.
“The Arizona Coyotes have placed forward Adam Ruzicka on unconditional waivers for purposes of terminating his contract. The Club will have no further comment at this time,” the team said in a statement.
The video was only up for a short time before being deleted, but a screen recording of it is making the rounds on social media.
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Ruzicka is the second player in the league this season to have his contract terminated, with Corey Perry of the Chicago Blackhawks being the most notable one due to the viral rumor that he had slept with a teammate’s mom that turned out to not be true.
Ruzicka is in the second season of a two-year contract worth $1.525 million. He has only been with the Coyotes for about a month since they claimed him off waivers from the Calgary Flames last month.
The 24-year-old from Slovakia has no points in three games with Arizona after nine in 39 with Calgary. He has played in 117 NHL games since making his debut in April 2021.
