The hockey world was shocked when former Philadelphia Flyers draft pick Ladislav Scurko confessed to murdering a linesman over a year ago. He was arrested last week.
A few more pieces of information are coming to the forefront now. Allan Maki of The Globe and Mail has a great column, with the motive speculation pointing at gambling problems.
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April 27, 2009
April 24, 2009
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.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.
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.
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