Coach Hakstol Calls In The Cops

Grand Forks Police Chief John Packett (left) said he met with the University of North Dakota hockey team Friday morning at the request of University of North Dakota head coach Dave Hakstol. Packett wouldn't say what he talked to the team about. “It was a confidential meeting,” he said.

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The Grand Forks Herald is reporting that UND hockey player Robbie Bina will be charged with trying to help two underage friends escape a police car during a bust Sunday at Judy's Tavern in Grand Forks, a city prosecutor said. Fellow players Jonathan Toews, 18, and T.J. Oshie, 20, were ticketed along with four other minors for being in the bar.

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Bina, 24, opened the door of a patrol car where two of them sat and then walked away, according to Grand Forks city prosecutor Kristi Pettit. One of the minors in the car was a fellow hockey player, she said. More details about the incident won't be released until Monday, according to Pettit.

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Pettit said Judy's Tavern itself might face charges for having minors on the premises. It depends on whether the investigating officers forward charges against the bar owners. “That's up to the discretion of the police department,” Pettit said.

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“That's something I have talked to them about. I don't know if they will forward something to me.” Bina will be charged with “escaping custody,” a Class B misdemeanor, Pettit said, punishable by a maximum of $1,000 fine or 30 days in jail.