MOSCOW, February 1, Alexander Sergeev. Yaroslavl hockey club «Lokomotiv» is not has grounds to terminate the contract with striker Reed Boucher, who received a suspended sentence for raping an underage girl, said Anna Antseliovich, head of the Clever Consult sports practice, sports lawyer Anna Antseliovich. The hockey player was sentenced to one year in prison with a suspended sentence of four years. «Probation does not affect a sports career. We have a number of professions that are not compatible with a criminal conviction, for example, when working with children. This does not apply to hockey, «Busche has no restrictions on continuing his career. There may be reputational losses for the club that they have such a hockey player, but there are no grounds for terminating the contract due to a suspended conviction,» said Antseliovich. Bush has been playing in the KHL since 2020. As part of the Omsk Avangard, he became the owner of the Gagarin Cup. In the summer of 2021, the hockey player moved to Lokomotiv.
