True North Sports Chairman Mark Chipman said on 1290 AM in Winnipeg that they are only releasing tickets to games one month at a time. So, this announcement, in Sept. is likely for tickets to October games. This helps me none, no matter what the ticket announcement is. Unless it is a contest for Atlantans for an all expense paid trip to Winnipeg to see the relocated franchise. Not holding out on that.
The Jets have also announced that they will honor the late Rick Rypien by wearing a decal on their helmets with an "RR" in a circle.
We can see it here on the back of Ondrej Pavelec's helmet. We also get a decent view of his new mask. I like it a lot.
There is still no word on cause of death for Rypien.
Finally, Dustin Byfuglien's legal troubles may be because of bad advise, according to his lawyer Mitch Robinson.
Byfuglien was arrested on suspicion of boating while impaired and refusing a test.
"The sheriff’s patrol officer, based on observations of Dustin, asked Dustin to take a preliminary breath test. The results of the preliminary breath test are not admissible in court and can only be used to substantiate further investigation. Dustin was cooperative and provided a sample of his breath and it came back at .03. That’s about a beer and a half in his system," said Robinson. "The legal limit in Minnesota is .08. So he’s well under the legal limit."
Robinson said Byfuglien was then placed under arrest and taken downtown.
"For whatever reason the officer felt he needed further chemical tests from Dustin. So he took Dustin into custody, placed him under arrest and transported him to the sheriff’s department and then asked him to take a urine test," said Robinson. "In Minnesota, it’s a crime to refuse to take a test when lawfully requested by a police officer to do so. Dustin had received bad advice and the advice he had previously received was to never take a test. That’s bad advice. He refused to take the test. If he would have taken a blood or urine test he could have definitely proved he was not under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance. Once he refuses, that’s it, the officer fills out the paper work. You’ve refused and that’s in itself a crime. They don’t have to prove Dustin was intoxicated, they don’t have to prove he even had anything to drink. All they have to show is he was lawfully requested to take a test and he refused. So that’s what we’re dealing with now."
Robinson goes on to say that Buff was operating a boat with improper or missing navigational lights which lead to the stop.
The Jets are expecting him to be at camp without problems but are not commenting on his off-ice conduct.
Refusal charges are difficult to defend because there is not much grey area. Minneapolis criminal defence attorney Jeffrey Schiek said, "If he refuses to give blood or urine, that’s the refusal part of the charge and it’s very difficult to defend a refusal because you have to establish extreme circumstances for a person to refuse."
I'll try to keep you posted on Buff's legal troubles as I get information.
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