Impaired driving case involving Sabres star O’Reilly adjourned until Oct. 22

LONDON, Ont. – The impaired driving case involving Buffalo Sabres star Ryan O’Reilly has been adjourned until Oct. 22.

The star forward wasn’t at Thursday’s court date. A lawyer for the 24-year-old appeared on his behalf.

This marks the third time the case has been adjourned.

O’Reilly was arrested and charged with impaired driving and failing to remain at the scene on July 9. Police say a green pick-up truck was driven into the side of a Tim Hortons in Lucan, Ont., a community north of London, around 4 a.m., before driving away.

O’Reilly was traded from the Colorado Avalanche to Buffalo in June along with forward Jamie McGinn for Mikhail Grigorenko, J.T. Compher, defenceman Nikita Zadorov and the 31st pick of June’s NHL draft.

The Sabres signed O’Reilly to a seven-year contract extension on July 3 for US$52.5 million. He’s due to make $6.2 million this season.

Last year with the Avalanche, O’Reilly scored 17 goals and added 38 assists in 82 games.

O’Reilly and the Buffalo Sabres are set to make their regular-season debut Oct. 8 in Ottawa.

(CFPL)