Brashear Charged With DUI

Philadelphia Flyer enforcer Donald Brashear was charged with drunken driving.

The forward is scheduled to appear in Waterford Township (N.J.) Municipal Court on Jan. 8 to face charges of driving under the influence, careless driving and refusing to take a Breathalyzer test.

Waterford Police Chief John Bekisz told the Courier Post of Cherry Hill, N.J., that police stopped Brashear about 3 a.m. Friday after seeing him pull his 2002 Ford pickup out of a shopping center parking lot and begin swerving.

First-time DUI offenders in New Jersey face up to 30 days in jail, a one-year driver’s license suspension, 12 hours of alcohol counseling and $750 in fines.

Brashear, who joined the Flyers in 2001, has three goals and three assists in 25 games this season, and leads the team with 69 penalty minutes.

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All-Star right wing Dany Heatley, who hasn’t played this season because of injuries suffered in a car accident that killed Atlanta Thrasher teammate Dan Snyder, will resume skating today, the team said.

Heatley, who turns 23 next month, hasn’t skated since injuring his knee and shoulder in the Sept. 29 crash in Atlanta. He was set to resume skating last week but delayed his return because of a sore knee.

The Thrashers said Heatley, the most valuable player of last year’s All-Star Game, will speak to the media before Friday night’s home game against Tampa Bay. He hasn’t spoken to reporters since the crash.