Sabres place development coach Adam Mair on leave after drunk-driving arrest with 3 children in car

BUFFALO N Y AP The Buffalo Sabres placed sportsman developmental coach Adam Mair on administrative leave on Thursday after reports surfaced of the former NHL member being arrested on a drunk driving charge with three children in his car last week The Sabres had no further comment except to say they are aware of the situation WGRZ-TV Buffalo cited court records in reporting Mair was arrested in suburban Rochester New York on Sept after rear-ending another van The -year-old was charged with three felonies and three misdemeanors including aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child in the motorcycle and endangering the welfare of a child A person at the Monroe County Sheriff s department ratified a police statement 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 WGRZ explained a deputy wrote in the police document that he could smell a strong odor of alcohol on Mair s breath and that his eyes were bloodshot and glassy Deputies noted Mair failed field sobriety tests and initially refused to take a chemical breath test after he was taken to the police station Deputies mentioned Mair changed his mind and took the test and his blood alcohol content was measured at more than twice the legal limit of From nearby Hamilton Ontario Mair was a noted hard-hitting center and enjoyed an -season NHL career which included a seven-season stint with the Sabres He retired after spending - in the minors and was eventually hired by the Sabres as a developmental coach in 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 AP NHL https apnews com hub nhl Source