Wild assistant coach Darryl Sydor faces DUI charges, report says

Sydor also had his 12-year-old son in the auto at the time he was pulled over, according to reports.

Sydor has been an assistant coach for the Wild for the past four seasons.

The Minnesota Wild issued a statement Friday simply stating they’re aware of the reports and are working to gather more information.

Minnesota Wild assistant coach Darryl Sydor was arrested late Thursday afternoon and charged with impaired driving and child endangerment after a test revealed a blood alcohol content of.

Police pulled Sydor over around 5:15 p.m. Thursday after getting a report of a possibly intoxicated driver, then observing Sydor driving erratically, according to the criminal complaint filed in Anoka County District Court.

The Edmonton native played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League and was twice named an All-Star, before retiring in 2010. He failed field sobriety tests with a blood alcohol level of 0.30, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and was taken to the Fridley Police Department. The 12-year-old was in the front seat and didn’t say anything but kept looking at a Global Positioning System app on the phone in his lap.

The officer stopped Sydor and said Sydor had bloodshot, watery eyes and slowed, slurred speech.

Officers reported that, on several occasions throughout the interaction, Sydor told his son “I’m sorry”. The child’s mother was in Canada at the time of the incident. He won the Stanley Cup in 1999 with the Dallas Stars and in 2004 with the Tampa Bay Lightning.