| 1 | MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesota Wild assistant coach Darryl Sydor was jailed on drunken-driving charges Friday after authorities said he became lost trying to take his 12-year-old son to a hockey tournament and ended up apologizing repeatedly to the weeping boy. |
| 2 | Police pulled Sydor over around 5:15 p.m. Thursday in suburban Fridley after observing him driving erratically, according to the criminal complaint filed in Anoka County District Court. |
| 3 | His blood-alcohol level later tested at 0.30 percent, more than four times the legal limit, the complaint said. |
| 4 | ''It gets the point of being disturbing. |
| 5 | When you choose to drink and drive that's one thing. |
| 6 | But when you choose to drink and drive with your child in the car at such a high level, where you know you're so obnoxiously impaired, that's almost disgusting to me,'' Fridley Police Lt. Michael Monsrud said Friday. |
| 7 | Sydor remained in the county jail Friday. |
| 8 | Online court records didn't list a lawyer who could comment on his behalf and indicated he did not have an attorney when he made his first court appearance. |
| 9 | Bail was set at $12,000, which Monsrud said is standard in such drunken-driving cases. |
| 10 | He was also given the option of enrolling in an alcohol treatment program instead. |
| 11 | His next court date was set for Oct. 12. |
| 12 | Sydor has been an assistant coach for the Wild for the past four seasons. |
| 13 | He also played 18 seasons in the NHL. |
| 14 | ''We are aware of the reports regarding Darryl Sydor. |
| 15 | We are continuing to gather information and will have further comment at the appropriate time,'' the team said in a statement. |
| 16 | According to the complaint, Sydor told Officer Erik Johnson he was taking his son to a hockey tournament in Plymouth and they were lost. |
| 17 | The boy was in the front seat and didn't say anything but kept looking at a GPS app on the phone in his lap. |
| 18 | Sydor's eyes were bloodshot and watery, and his speech was slow and slurred, the complaint said. |
| 19 | He had trouble finding his driver's license even though it was in his wallet. |
| 20 | The officer smelled a strong odor of alcohol on Sydor's breath. |
| 21 | ''On several occasions, defendant stopped and told his son, 'I'm sorry,''' the complaint said. |
| 22 | The boy told Officer Zak Chlebeck they got lost on their way to a 6:30 p.m. game in Plymouth, and that his mother was in Canada visiting family. |
| 23 | ''He was now crying and upset that his dad had been pulled over,'' the complaint said. |
| 24 | The officer called the boy's mother, Sharlene Sydor, and told her what was happening. |
| 25 | Chlebeck then took the boy and his gear to his game and delivered him to his coach. |
| 26 | The mother told the officer she would fly home as soon as possible, and the mother and coach made arrangements for caring for the boy after the game. |
| 27 | Sydor, a defenseman, formerly played for the Los Angeles Kings, Dallas Stars, Columbus Blue Jackets, Tampa Bay Lighting, Pittsburg Penguins and St. Louis Blues. |
| 28 | He joined the Wild as an assistant in the 2011-12 season. |
| 29 | His total of 1,291 games played ranks 18th all-time by an NHL defenseman, according to the Wild's website. |