BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres placed player developmental coach Adam Mair on administrative leave on Thursday after reports surfaced of the former NHL player being arrested on a drunk driving charge with three children in his car last week.
“We are aware of the situation involving Adam Mair. He has been placed on administrative leave. We will have no further comment at this time,” the Sabres said in a statement.
A person at the Monroe County Sheriff’s department confirmed a police report involving Mair was filed on that date, but declined to reveal its contents.
A message left with Mair’s lawyer, Stephen Sercu, was not returned.
From nearby, Hamilton, Ontario, Mair was a noted hard-hitting center and enjoyed an 11-season NHL career, which included a seven-season stint with the Sabres. He retired after spending 2011-12 in the minors and was eventually hired by the Sabres as a developmental coach in 2015.
He was placed on leave just as Buffalo opened hosting a five-day prospects tournament involving four other NHL teams. The Sabres are scheduled to open training camp next week.