Suspended Phoenix Coyotes assistant coach Rich Tocchet won't serve any jail time for his role in an illegal sports gambling ring. The former National Hockey League forward was sentenced to two years probation in a Mount Holly, N.J., courtroom Friday. Former NHL forward Rick Tocchet talks to his attorney Kevin Marino in Mount Holly, N.J., courtroom Friday.
(Mel Evans/Associated Press) Tocchet could have received up to five years in state prison for conspiracy and promoting gambling, charges to which he pleaded guilty in May.Before being sentenced, Tocchet told Burlington County Superior Court Judge Thomas S. Smith: "I'm sorry to the court, my family and friends I was involved in this." Tocchet, 43, partnered with former New Jersey state trooper James Harney and another man in a sports betting venture they ran for five years. Harney, who pleaded guilty on Aug. 3, 2006, was sentenced two weeks ago to five years in jail. He could be eligible for parole in about a year. Tocchet remains on indefinite leave from his job with the Coyotes. |
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