| Bell suspended indefinitely
It's for real - yahoo sports reports that Maple Leafs forward Mark Bell was suspended indefinitely without pay by the NHL on Tuesday after his plea last month of no contest to drunken-driving and hit-and-run charges. Bell was placed into Stage 2 of the NHL's substance abuse program. He has been part of Stage 1 since last September, when he was arrested in California.
To be reinstated, the 27-year-old will need approval from the NHL and the league's players' union after consultation with program doctors.
"He's been under good care, he's fully complied with all of the testing through the year," said Maple Leafs general manager John Ferguson. "It's my understanding that the Stage 2 process is related ... to the plea arrangement."
Bell will serve six months in a California jail at the end of next season.
Toronto opens training camp Sept. 13. Program doctors will determine the training camp activities in which he may participate.
Some catch. | 
09-09-2007, 05:16 PM
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