Jonathan Roy, the son of NHL Hall of Famer Patrick Roy, has been given an absolute discharge after he plead guilty to an assault that took place in a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League game last year.
The pop singer pleaded guilty to the charge in a Quebec court on Wednesday morning.
Roy has offered to make a $5,000 charitable donation.
The 20-year-old Roy said he wants a discharge so that he will be able to travel to the United States and continue to pursue a music career. His debut album, "What I've Become," was released earlier this year.
The Crown does not oppose the request and the judge said he could hand down a sentence as soon as Wednesday afternoon.
The brawl
The controversial brawl that Roy was involved in occurred in March 2008, when the then-Quebec Remparts goalie skated down the ice and pummeled the opposing goalie.
The fight ignited a national debate on violence in hockey that prompted comment from Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Stephane Dion, the then-leader of the federal Liberal party.
Roy was initially suspended for seven games and fined $500.
Hall of Fame goalie Patrick Roy was also suspended five games for encouraging the fight from behind the bench, when he was coaching his son's team.
But four months after the incident, Jonathan Roy ended up being charged criminally after the rules changed for laying charges against people involved in sports brawls.
Roy then spent months trying to have the charges thrown out, but last month a judge said he would stand trial in October. His lawyer had argued that he was being unfairly targeted because of his famous last name.
With files from The Canadian Press
