Wheelchair incident: 15 months’ probation for Daniel Brière’s son

You may have forgotten in recent months, but last spring, Daniel Brière’s son Carson made the headlines for a less-than-glamorous story. In fact, in March, images surfaced of him pushing a disabled young woman’s wheelchair down a flight of stairs .

It was a completely stupid gesture, but one that had major repercussions: the wheelchair was damaged and the young woman, Sydney Benes, had to buy a new one.

Since then, Brière had been expelled from the Mercyhurst University hockey team, and criminal proceedings had been instituted against him. We wondered what his sentence would be…

And we finally got the verdict.

As the Journal de Montréalreported this afternoon, Brière was given 15 months’ probation. This means that for the next 15 months, he’ll have to abide by strict conditions, and if he does, the incident will be erased from his criminal record.

Patrick Carrozzi, who was his “accomplice” on the occasion, received the same sanction.

Daniel Brière’s son gets 15 months’ probation https://t.co/VE7AwECMhp

– Le Journal de Montréal (@JdeMontreal) December 22, 2023

And in concrete terms, it seems a fair enough sentence. The fact that he didn’t commit a violent crime (directly, at least) gives him a chance to rehabilitate himself, even though he’ll have to submit to conditions for the next year (and a bit more).

He committed an unacceptable act, but giving him a chance to make amends is a fine gesture. His lawyer has noted that Brière volunteers for a disabled veterans’ hockey team and has offered to pay for the damage to the young woman’s wheelchair, as reported by JdeM.

Let’s hope, of course, that he has learned from his mistakes and will grow from them. He has the opportunity to get over this (serious) “misstep”, and it will now be up to him to show that this was indeed just an isolated tip-off.

In a row

– Jordie Benn and Nathan Beaulieu, among others, will be there.

2⃣5⃣ players will wear the at the 2023 #SpenglerCup.

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– Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) December 22, 2023

– Great read on Louis Crevier.

Seventh-round pick, drafted at 19… Louis Crevier didn’t exactly get the fast track to the NHL. But tonight against the Habs, he’ll be playing his 9th game. “I’m tripping right now.” https://t.co/jVKXMjRbSx

– Guillaume Lefrançois (@glefrancoisLP) December 22, 2023