Adam Williams

Convicted star player pushes on

TRU hockey player will not be punished by the school after being convicted of assault in 2012 By Adam Williams KAMLOOPS (CUP) — A conditional discharge — which includes one year of probation, a ban on drinking alcohol and entering bars, and $30,000 in restitution — will leave behind no criminal record. And Colten DeFrias will continue to play hockey for TRU. It happened almost two years ago, Oct. 23, 2011, on Victoria Street in downtown Kamloops. DeFrias, who at the time played for the Kam- loops Storm of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League, was out drinking with the…

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