(left) Blaise MacDonald in the standard "crossed arms hockey coach pose"Its been a busy off season for the Bad Boyz Research Team. However its the hockey coaches and administrators that have kept us busy for a change, while the players have been keeping their noses clean (Good Job Boyz).
The trouble started when the BC womens Head Hockey Coach was accused of having an improper relationship with a star Freshman player. Then the Greg Shephard incident surfaced this week.
Now we have word that Lowell's head coach blew a .023 and preformed badly on the alphabet and numbers quiz administered by the cops back in May. This story might have slipped under the radar, but luckily Goon's Blog brought it to our attention.
From: Lowell Sun
UMass Lowell head hockey coach Blaise MacDonald was suspended indefinitely yesterday as the result of his Friday arrest on drunken-driving charges.
MacDonald's blood-alcohol level was more than three times the legal limit of .08 percent when he was found sleeping in the driver's seat of his Toyota Land Cruiser at 8:58 p.m. in Chelmsford, according to police. The vehicle was blocking the entrance to the Woodland Square Condominiums at 262 Littleton Road.
Although his suspension is effective immediately, MacDonald, who lives in Westford, will still receive an internal university disciplinary hearing.
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Chelmsford police spotted MacDonald's vehicle after another driver reported it crossing over the oncoming lane of traffic several times on Littleton Road. The motorist also reported seeing MacDonald turning around near the trailer park at 270 Littleton Road.
According to police, MacDonald's speech was slurred and he had difficulty standing up. His eyes were red and glassy and his breath smelled of alcohol.
There was also fresh damage to the front bumper of his vehicle, which police said looked like it had been struck by a small tree or shrub. Police also found four beers and a 750 milliliter bottle of Absolut vodka inside the vehicle.
The police report further details MacDonald's failure to perform a series of field sobriety tests.
According to the report, when arresting Officer Timothy Bourque asked MacDonald if he knew where he was, MacDonald answered "Rochester" in a slurred, drawn-out voice.
Bourque then asked MacDonald to recite the alphabet. MacDonald started at "A" and "B" before pausing, repeating "B," then going to "D." He did not go further, according to the police report.
After that, the report states that Bourque asked MacDonald to count from 38 to 21 backwards. MacDonald started at 38, went up to 39, then down to 37 before counting up to 40.
Finally, Bourque asked MacDonald to balance himself on one foot. MacDonald lifted his left foot up and then put it back down on the ground. He proceeded to count to six with both of his feet on the ground, according to the report.
Given his observations, Bourque concluded that MacDonald was intoxicated and he was arrested.
At the Chelmsford police station, MacDonald was given two Breathalyzer tests. He blew .23 percent on the first and .25 percent on the second, according to police. The legal limit is .08.
MacDonald was held overnight and released early Saturday evening on personal recognizance, said Chelmsford Police Chief Kevin Murphy. He was arraigned yesterday morning in Lowell District Court.
A native of Billerica, MacDonald was named the fifth coach of the UMass Lowell hockey team on April 6, 2001. He came to Lowell from Niagara University in New York, where he was a head hockey coach for five years. MacDonald earned $167,209 from UMass Lowell in 2006.
Messages left on MacDonald's cell phone, at his home and office were not returned yesterday.
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At the Chelmsford police station, MacDonald was given two Breathalyzer tests. He blew .23 percent on the first and .25 percent on the second, according to police. The legal limit is .08
One has to drink a lot of booze to get to that level of intoxication. That is a lot, he is lucky he didn't kill anyone. That being said I hope they don't fire the guy...
Also see, "Old McDonald Had a Buzz" from Pinhead Nation's blog for some great material concerning this incident.
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