Zubov, the leading scorer last season for the National Hockey League champion Rangers, was walking in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn with his wife and daughter, who was in a carriage, when they encountered the teen-agers on a street corner, police spokesman Sergeant James Coleman said.
When one of the teen-agers bumped into the carriage, Zubov, 24, 1.85 meters and 90 kilograms, told them to be careful, "whereupon one of the teen-agers, Gilbert Rosario, 18, of Brooklyn turned around and sprayed him with Mace," Coleman said. Mace is a brand of tear gas packaged in an aerosol canister that temporarily stuns its victims.
A police car was passing by at the time, saw the commotion and arrested Rosario, who was charged with assault and unlawful possession of a noxious substance.
Zubov was treated at the 60th Precinct in Brooklyn, and released. His injuries are not considered serious. (AP, Reuters)
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