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Capitals defenseman pepper-sprayed on Saturday
Raphael Simard
Capitals defenseman pepper-sprayed on Saturday
Credit: Breaking news. ARLnow has just learned that Washington Capitals defenseman Alex Alexeyev got into trouble with the police over the weekend. He was pepper-sprayed. He was subsequently arrested and charged with public intoxication. A Washington Capitals defenseman was arrested after a bar fight in Clarendon Alexander Alexeyev was charged with public intoxication after being pepper […]
Breaking news.

ARLnow has just learned that Washington Capitals defenseman Alex Alexeyev got into trouble with the police over the weekend.

He was pepper-sprayed. He was subsequently arrested and charged with public intoxication.

I imagine he had a hard time swallowing the Capitals’ loss to the Hurricanes the night before…

According to ARLnow, the incident occurred around 3:30 Saturday morning in the middle of the Clarendon bar district, a popular spot among Washington athletes. According to radar, he was caught fighting in front of a pizzeria. Trying to break up the fight, police pepper-sprayed him.

Shortly afterwards, the identity of the person involved was revealed, and it was indeed the Capitals’ defenseman. In 2023, he signed a two-year contract worth $1.65 million.

Let’s not forget that Alexeyev was the one who crosschecked Brendan Gallagher in the face in the playoffs.

He is the third Russian hockey player to have had problems with the law and/or the police in the space of just a few days. First, Matvei Michkov had a car accident, then it was announced that Ilya Kovalchuk was driving erratically and, finally, Alexeyev didn’t behave well in public.

In any case.

There’s no trial date in sight; the defender was released some time after being taken to the Arlington County Jail in the courthouse.


Overtime

– One of the best trios in the series.

– Let him come to Montreal.

– I’d pay dearly… very dearly.

– Moncton, QMJHL champion.

– He may have cemented his place in the top-3 of the next draft.

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