Former NHLer Mike Ribeiro, a well-known name who played 1074 regular season NHL games, has received his verdict after a jury deliberated for several hours. Ribeiro had been on trial in Franklin County, Texas since January 23.
Ribeiro had been charged with two counts of s***al assault, as well as one count of attempted SA. The Jury ruled Friday that Ribeiro has been acquitted of the first two charges, while it was completely deadlocked on the third. It is possible that Ribeiro could be retried on that last one.
Ribeiro was originally drafted in the second round (45th overall) by the Montreal Canadiens in 1998, and played for the team for parts of six seasons before moving on. He then went to the Dallas Stars for six seasons, then the Washington Capitals and Phoenix (Arizona) for one each before finally ending up in Nashville. He retired from pro hockey in 2017. Ribeiro became a polarizing player throughout his NHL career after some questionable plays on the ice.
