Bruins’ Lucic due in court on assault, battery charges, DA says

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Bruins veteran forward Milan Lucic will be in a Boston courtroom this week to face assault and battery charges after his arrest early Saturday morning following a domestic incident, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office. The DA confirmed Lucic is charged with assault and battery on a family member. Lucic will be arraigned in Boston Municipal Court. “The Boston Bruins are aware of the situation involving Milan Lucic Friday evening,” a written statement from the team on Saturday said. “Milan is taking an indefinite leave of absence from the team.”The Bruins’ written statement said, “The organization takes these matters very seriously, and we will work with the Lucic family to provide any support and assistance they may need.”“I don’t have any further comment because I haven’t talked to anyone about where that situation’s at right now more than what we did after the game yesterday,” Bruins Head Coach Jim Montgomery said Sunday.A 2011 Stanley Cup winner with the Bruins, Lucic returned during the offseason, signing a $1 million deal with $500,000 more possible in performance-based incentives.He made his debut for the Bruins in 2007 and spent eight seasons in Boston before making his return in the off-season. The 6 foot, 3 inch tall, 236 pound Lucic was placed on the Bruins long-term injured list last month. Bruins captain Brad Marchand said Saturday he was aware of what happened with Lucic. “The biggest thing for us is we care a lot about their family,” Marchand said. “We’re a family in here. We’re all very, very close, so we’re also very concerned, you know, and upset for them and what they’re going through.””We have a lot of support for Brittany (Lucic’s wife) and the kids and Lucic himself,” Marchand said. “Because of that respect for them, you know, that’s going to be it for now.”Marchand said players didn’t have any details about the incident. “We don’t really know a whole lot of what’s happened, what’s gone on, so it’s very hard to comment on much of it.” Marchand said. “Obviously, I’ve known Lucic for a long time. He’s a very good friend and it’s tough to see your teammates and your friends going through stuff like this and their family.”The 35-year-old Lucic played in four games, getting two assists before suffering what the team described as a lower-body injury after getting hit with a shot off an ankle in a game against Los Angeles on Oct. 21.Montgomery said earlier this week that Lucic’s recovery from injury was going slower than planned. “Looch is not going as quick as we expected, so he’s maybe a week behind where we expected, but it’s not dramatic,” Montgomery said. Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.Video below: From youth hockey to the Bruins, Chronicle profiles Weymouth’s Charlie Coyle