PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Police completed their investigation of Dominik Hasek and say charges should be brought against the star goaltender for hurting a player during an inline hockey game.
Hasek, who is coming out of retirement to play for the Red Wings this season, has denied any wrongdoing.
Police investigated for two months and Wednesday sent their report to the state prosecutor, who will decide whether Hasek will be formally charged with causing bodily harm, an offense punishable by up to eight years in prison, police spokeswoman Ilona Kratochvilova said Friday.
Police began investigating Hasek after a May 18 game in Pardubice. Hasek, playing for Bonfire Strida, collided with Martin Sila of SK Pardubice.
According to reports, Hasek knocked Sila down with a cross-check to the back, sat on him and hit him in the neck several times with his stick.
Bruin hurt in crash
Defenseman Jonathan Girard was in Hopital Sacre Coeur in Montreal after an accident Thursday near his hometown of Rawdon, Quebec, Boston general manager Mike O'Connell said.
"He suffered a broken pelvis in four places and some blood loss ... and I understand that he is doing better this morning," O'Connell said. "My understanding is that Jonathan will need surgery, but there has been no schedule for that at this time."
Girard's agent, Bob Sauve, said Girard lost control of his car near a curve and the car flipped. The Le Journal de Montreal reported Girard was trapped in the car for about 45 minutes before being freed by an emergency crew.
Girard had six goals and 16 assists in 73 games with the Bruins last season and signed a one-year extension this year.
Around the league
CAPITALS: Defenseman Rick Berry accepted a one-year contract and re-signed. Berry played in 43 games last season after he was acquired off waivers from Pittsburgh on Oct. 4.
DEVILS: The Stanley Cup champions signed free-agent forward Erik Rasmussen, who had four goals and 12 assists in 57 games with the Kings last season.
KINGS: Center Steve Kelly agreed to a one-year contract. He had two goals and three assists in 15 games for the Kings last season. He also had 19 goals and 44 assists in 54 games for the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League.
MIGHTY DUCKS: Free-agent defenseman Mike Mottau agreed to a one-year contract along with free-agent left wings Casey Hankinson and Garrett Burnett.
Mottau, the Hobey Baker Award winner as college's top player in 2000, has no goals and three assists in 23 career games with the Flames and Rangers.
RANGERS: Free-agent wing Chris Simon signed after splitting last season with Washington and Chicago.
He had 12 goals and eight assists in 71 games with 148 penalty minutes.
SHARKS: Right wing Jonathan Cheechoo re-signed, leaving the team with one unsigned free agent. Cheechoo, one of the organization's top prospects, had nine goals and seven assists in 66 games.
Defenseman Scott Hannan, a restricted free agent, is the only veteran unsigned by new general manager Doug Wilson.
STARS: President Jim Lites and general manager Doug Armstrong were given contract extensions.
Lites signed a six-year extension that runs through 2008-09 and Armstrong, at 38 the youngest GM in the NHL, signed a two-year extension through 2007-08.
Lites, 50, was the first president of the Stars when the team moved to Dallas in 1993. The team won a Stanley Cup and six division titles in Lites' first 10 seasons. He returned to the Stars in November after eight months as president of the Coyotes.
Armstrong is entering his second full season as general manager.
Last season, the Stars won their sixth division championship in seven years and led the Western Conference with 111 points.
