Judge Recommends Probert Deportation

A federal immigration judge in Chicago recommended that Bob Probert, former Detroit Red Wing, be deported for his conviction on a drug importation charge, an attorney for the hockey player said Friday.

Probert is currently serving a three-month term at a federal prison in Minnesota. After his release, Probert is scheduled to spend three months at a halfway house designated by federal court.

Probert’s attorney, Harold Fried, said he will spend the weekend reviewing Probert’s options, including an appeal.

Probert was arrested March 2 at the tunnel connecting Windsor, Canada, and Detroit when authorities found cocaine in his underwear.

He pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Detroit to importing cocaine for his own use and was sentenced Oct. 17 to three months in prison, three months in a halfway house and three years’ probation.

Two days after his arrest, Probert was banned from the NHL. League president John Ziegler later said Probert would be allowed to rejoin the Red Wings if he fulfilled all terms of his probation.