At 12 p.m. ET on Friday, Alex Galchenyuk cleared unconditional waivers, had his contract terminated and will now become an unrestricted free agent. But don't expect him to be signing anywhere any time soon.
It was revealed on Thursday night that Galchenyuk was arrested by Scottsdale Police on July 9th on a number of charges including private property hit and run, disorderly conduct, failure to obey, resisting arrest, threatening or intimidating. He was released the following day on his own accord and will have a pre-trial conference on August 11th.
The 29-year-old was a point-per-game player in the American Hockey League with the Colorado Eagles last season., putting up 42 points (16 goals, 26 assists) in 42 games. He also appeared in 11 games for the Avalanche, but went pointless.
