Ex-NHL player Danton awaits correctional officials’ OK to play college hockey in Canada

Danton awaits OK to play hockey in Canada

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — A former St. Louis Blues player convicted of conspiracy to commit murder wants to play hockey for a Halifax university.

Mike Danton has enrolled at Saint Mary’s University and is awaiting permission from correctional officials.

Danton was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison for his role in a murder-for-hire plot. The native of Brampton, Ont., pleaded guilty in 2004 and spent five years in prison in the United States.

The Correctional Service of Canada will not comment on specific cases.

Steve Sarty, Saint Mary’s athletic director, says the university and the varsity hockey team are supportive of Danton’s proposed move to join the nationally ranked squad for the remainder of the season. He has two years of college eligibility left.