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Canadiens’ Ivan Demidov seeks to withdraw guilty plea in speeding case
Canadiens forward Ivan Demidov is contesting a speeding ticket in Montreal after previously pleading guilty and agreeing to pay the fine.
His lawyer asked a judge to withdraw that plea so he can challenge the ticket in municipal court.
Demidov has a probationary licence and has received two speeding tickets, including one for driving 145 km/h on a highway toward Trois-Rivières.
The summer ticket was for travelling well above the limit on Montreal’s Bonaventure Expressway; one account says he was accused of driving 111 km/h in a 70 km/h zone.
The two offences put his licence at risk because he has no demerit points left, according to one account.
If he is found guilty, he could lose his licence until January.
A judge has allowed him to withdraw his guilty plea, so he can keep his licence while the Montreal Municipal Court considers the case.
Ivan Demidov has been allowed to withdraw his guilty plea to a summer speeding ticket while he seeks to contest it in Montreal municipal court.
The Montreal Canadiens forward says he understood from his exchange with an officer that the ticket would not put his licence at risk.
Demidov has a probationary licence and had already lost three of its four demerit points for a separate speeding offence.
If found guilty of the summer offence, he could lose his licence until January.
The court has not yet ruled on the ticket.
- Who
- Ivan Demidov, a forward for the Montreal Canadiens, is appealing the ticket.
- What
- He has been allowed to withdraw his guilty plea and seek to contest a summer speeding ticket.
- When
- His lawyer made the request on Friday. The articles were published on October 14, 2026.
- Where
- The request was heard at the Montreal courthouse; the ticket may be contested in Montreal municipal court.
- Why
- Demidov seeks to challenge the ticket after it was paid and treated as a guilty plea. A conviction could cost him his licence until January.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Demidov was caught driving 145 km/h on a highway toward Trois-Rivières and lost three demerit points.
Demidov received the summer speeding ticket; it was paid in July.
His lawyer asked a judge to withdraw his guilty plea so he could contest the ticket.
The guilty plea had been allowed to be withdrawn, and the municipal court had yet to rule on the ticket.
- Summer ticket speed
- 111 km/h in a 70 km/h zone
- Earlier speeding offence
- 145 km/h on a highway toward Trois-Rivières
- Probationary licence allowance
- Four demerit points
- Points remaining before summer ticket ruling
- One
- Possible licence loss
- Until January
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Since that first payment had no apparent impact on Mr. Demidov's license, I treated the ticket from July 21, 2026, in the same way—as a mere administrative formality.
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Adepte de vitesse, Demidov risque de perdre son permis