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Bouwmeester pleads guilty to DUI charges
Florida Panthers defenceman Jay Bouwmeester pleaded guilty to drunk driving charges in an Edmonton Provincial Court on Tuesday.
He was given a one-year driving probation and a $1,000 fine.
Bouwmeester was arrested on Aug. 12, 2006 near a Whyte Avenue bar in Edmonton's nightclub area, and was charged with impaired driving and operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol level of more than .08.
The 23-year-old was set to go to trial in June after entering a plea of not guilty.
However, Bouwmeester's defence lawyer and the Crown prosecutor agreed to have the trial adjourned to Sept. 4 for summary disposition - where the accused agree to plead guilty.
The Edmonton native was chosen third overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft and was awarded a two-year, $4.35 million contract in July.
http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=217578&hubname=nhl
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RE: Bouwmeester pleads guilty to DUI charges
Jay didn't plead guilty to DUI. I think it was driving while impared.
Anyway, I was bummed when I read this last night. Jay is the nicest - most down to earth player. Not to mention he is my favorite player.
 John
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RE: Bouwmeester pleads guilty to DUI charges
That is unfortunate for Bouwmeester who could be a future Norris Trophy winner. I expect Bouwmeester to put this behind him, and he will have a good season.
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| 09-07-2007 01:32 PM |
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RE: Bouwmeester pleads guilty to DUI charges
kind of funny to think what hockey players can get away with in the media when if a football player did this, it would be a big hassle and ESPN would be talking about it for days.
didn't an NHL player get suspended last year at the end of the season/playoffs for testing positive for steroids? you think that would raise a flag in the media, but i guess the NHL can thank their lucky stars that no one in the US cares too much about them or else they could soon have a witch hunt like in the MLB.
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