Darrell Arthur apologized and acknowledged making a mistake but denied using marijuana. In addition to a $20,000 league-imposed fine and whatever punishment the Griz may present, Arthur said he plans to rectify the situation in part by counseling youth throughout the city.

"I want kids not to make the mistake I made," Arthur said. "I want to try to teach them the right thing to do. If you follow the rules you won't be in the same position I'm in. I feel terrible. I should have never opened the door. If I wouldn't have done that, everything would have been cool. I knew the rules, and I made a mistake."

"About the marijuana," Arthur said, "I didn't have any. I didn't have anything to do with marijuana or anything like that. I'd like to clear that up."

Arthur flatly denied he's ever used marijuana when he was asked.

"I used bad judgment by bringing the girls in and violating the rules," Arthur said. "It was a bad mistake. I'm not a bad kid or anything. I just put myself in a bad situation. I want to apologize to the GM, the owner, and all the fans. You won't hear my name in anything like this from here on out. It'll be straight and narrow from here."