Former Phoenix Coyotes goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin was in court this morning, where he was supposed to begin trial for the DUI he received in Scottsdale this past February. But the trial has been delayed, court officials confirmed today.
Khabibulin got pinched back in February when police say he was speeding through Scottsdale in a black Ferrari.
According to court documents obtained by New Times, Khabibulin
was caught doing 70 miles per
hour in a 45 mph zone near Cheney Drive about 1 a.m. on February 8, and
when he was
stopped, police determined he was drunk.
Khabibulin, an
off-season Paradise Valley resident, signed a four-year, $15 million
contract with the Oilers last year but missed much of the season
with a back injury.
At the time of his arrest, police said Khabibulin was at or only
slightly over the legal limit of .08. But records of a blood test, uncovered by Scottsdale Arizona News, found his BAC was .164, which makes it an extreme DUI here in Sand Land.
He was also charged with exceeding
the speed limit by more than 20 mph.
His trial has been
rescheduled for July 21.