Atlanta Thrashers
A day after being sentenced to probation, Atlanta Thrashers star Dany Heatley thanked the family of teammate Dan Snyder for urging a judge to keep him out of jail. Heatley had pleaded guilty in Snyder's death in a 2003 car crash.
Graham Snyder lost his son when Atlanta Thrashers star Dany Heatley crashed a convertible while speeding on a winding road.
The father asked an Atlanta judge yesterday not to compound that loss by putting Heatley in jail.
The judge honored the request, sentencing Heatley to 3 years' probation after he pleaded guilty to charges in the death of teammate Dan Snyder.