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Ex-NHL Player Assaults Opponent During Warm-ups


Dan T.

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Former Toronto Maple Leaf and New York Ranger Andre Deveaux attacked an opponent from behind before the start of a Swedish League playoff game Thursday. Watch below as he skates up behind Per Helmersson and takes a full baseball swing to Helmersson's leg, then follows that with a blow to the head before jumping onto him.

Deveaux may have been upset about a hard check Helmersson landed in a previous game in the series.

Because officials didn't see this pregame attack, Deveaux actually played in the game and in Sunday's game as well. The videotape of the attack didn't surface until a few days later. Deveaux has since been released from his team and local prosecutors are deciding whether assault charges should be filed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjPidfiU1EQ

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... aaand a warrant has been issued for his arrest.

 

(Reuters) - Swedish prosecutors have issued a warrant for the arrest of Canadian former NHL player Andre Deveaux after he attacked an opponent on-ice before a promotion playoff, the TT news agency reported on Tuesday.

The prosecutors acted after reviewing video footage of Deveaux, who has played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers, rushing at Per Helmersson from behind during the warmup and hitting him in the back of the leg with his stick before clubbing him to the ice.

The attack in last week's match sparked an outcry in Sweden and has been described as the worst in the history of the domestic league, although Helmersson was able to play on.

 

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/31/us-ice-hockey-sweden-attack-idUSKBN0MR20N20150331
 

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