Slovakian Player Arrested For Murder

KOSICE, Slovakia – Kosice police arrested 23-year-old forward Ladislav Scurko on Thursday. The Slovakian player is suspected of murder and has confessed to it, the police announced at a press conference on Friday.

Scurko is suspected of having killed referee Marek Liptaj with 14 knife stabs in January 2008 at a highway roadhouse. The corpse, buried in a forest, was discovered in December 2008.

Full Story. By the way, Scurko was a 2004 draft pick of the Philadelphia Flyers. He did play some junior hockey in the WHL with Seattle, but otherwise has never played pro hockey in North America.