Yesterday, the Arizona Coyotes surprised everyone by announcing that they were cutting ties with their player, Alex Galchenyuk. They didn't initially reveal the reason for this sudden decision, until now. <h2>Important Statement by the Coyotes</h2> The Coyotes have released an official statement today, explaining their decision to terminate Alex Galchenyuk's contract. Following this surprising announcement, it was revealed that Galchenyuk had been arrested by the Scottsdale Police on July 9th on multiple charges. <q> We are aware of the incident involving Alex Galchenyuk and strongly condemn this type of behavior. Once the Club was made aware of the allegations, we immediately began the process of terminating his Standard Player's Contract through the proper channels in conjunction with the National Hockey League. As a result, the Arizona Coyotes today have exercised the team's right to terminate the contract of Alex Galchenyuk due to a material breach of the terms of his Standard Player's Contract. The Club will have no further comment at this time.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/AZCoyotesPR/status/1679884995303989248'> </a></blockquote></div> We wish Galchenyuk the best during this difficult time and hope he can find a way to improve and recover. As seen on Markerzone - <a href='https://www.markerzone.com/news/index.php?no=256286' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>BREAKING: Coyotes Release Official Statement on Galchenyuk</a>