DUI Jailtime for Oilers Goaltender

 DUI arrest in Phoenix Arizona for Nikolai Khabibulin for driving under the influence of alcohol is being ordered to serve a fifteen day jail sentence at the Maricopa County Jail.

In August of last year, the hockey player was found guilty for his DUI back in February 2010 and the charges that stemmed from it. The Edmonton Oilers goaltender was pulled over by police for speeding in his black Ferrari. When police offered him a field sobriety test and a blood test, Khabibulin agreed to participate. His results showed that his blood-alcohol content was more than twice the legal limit.

Due to Khabibulin’s extreme speeding and high blood alcohol content, it is a minimum that the hockey player will have to serve a 30 day jail sentence. When Khabibulin arrived at his court appearance, he accepted the thirty days jail as well as agreed to pay the fine of $4,016, and last but not least, to partake in a treatment program. Khabibulin will spend half his time in jail and the other half of his sentence under house arrest wearing a monitoring bracelet. Currently, the hockey player has already finished his alcohol treatment program.

"I eagerly anticipate a timely return to Edmonton for training camp, where I will strive to be the best player, teammate and citizen possible," according to the 38 year-old drunken driver. Steve Tambellini, the Edmonton Oilers manager acknowledges the goaltender’s punishment and fully expects Khabibulin to complete his requirements before the Oilers training camp begins.