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Bodycam footage of Alex Galchenyuk’s arrest in Arizona released



https://www.azfamily.com/2023/11/08/new-video-shows-ex-coyotes-player-making-violent-threats-toward-scottsdale-police/

Scroll down and you can watch the full 38 minutes video

I don’t know if Slaf and Reinbacher will become superstars but holy shit am i thankful that this new Habs management is prioritizing things like attitude, work ethic and mental toughness

by BeBenNova

18 Comments

  1. No one drafting him at 18 could have foreseen this. No one knows what those kids will become if they hit the wrong bumps on the road or get in the wrong context at the wrong time. Shit go south fast, man. Especially for teenagers playing with money.

    Dunking on the guy at this point feels a bit off. This dude needs help more than anything. I went through the whole thing, and it’s sad more than anything.

    As Galchenyuk would say, “Exactly”.

  2. Dreliusbelius

    In my mind, this whole thing happened at like 2am. Did not expect to see this in broad daylight, holy!

  3. LetsGoLesBoys

    You know, everyone will say that ‘no one could have seen this coming’ when the Habs drafted him at 18 and that is true.

    But I do wonder if interviewing player parents would be almost as relevant when considering player attitude and outlook. It’s not a science and there are obvious exceptions but reading the person that raised them for 18 years would be a good indicator of the type of person they will become.

  4. Damn – that’s very sad to watch. I thought he had so much potential when he was with us. I had no idea his dad is a big problem either.

  5. Ok_Investigator_4144

    He’s still salty about coughing up that Game 5 goal.

  6. I wonder if the painkillers taken during the knee injury from Kopitar was what sent him down a dark path. It happened with Price but he sought help and recovered.

  7. Unique_Ladder2210

    That was terrible, what is happening with him now? I hope he is deported, or jailed for a long time. I have never seen such horiffic threats, other than in a movie. I always hoped these people didn’t exist. And to think he was one of my favorites when he became a Hab.

  8. Everytime I see people here laugh that our team takes character into account when evaluating players, I automatically think they are too young to know better. Prospects are instantly thrown into a hell of a lifestyle when they come here.

  9. Habslover

    Ngl I’ve been waiting with batedd breath for this

  10. thebriss22

    Galchenyuk, Drouin and the Kostysin brothers should teach a class called : how to piss away talent with drugs 101.

    Fucking embarrassing

  11. CapableAmbassador209

    Sad stuff, I can only imagine how many times this behavior happened before. How does somebody become like this? Lot’s of deamons to take care of…

  12. Crazy-Camera-3388

    Alex if you’re reading this, a lot of us genuinely care about you brother. Much love man, hope it all works out for you in the end.

  13. Studly_Wonderballs

    I actually found this really tough to watch.

    He’s wasted, he’s uncooperative, he tries to intimidate officers, he makes some bad moves, and the police respond reasonably, but the desperation is so sad to see.

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