The son of a Boston hockey great was detained for allegedly defrauding individuals of their money by offering cheap Bruins tickets.
Robert Cheevers, 57, the son of Boston Bruins Hall of Fame goalie Gerry Cheevers, was arrested by Leicester police on Saturday, April 4, on a theft accusation in connection with an alleged fraud plot.
Robert’s father, goaltender Gerry Cheevers, won two Stanley Cups with the Bruins in the 1970s and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985.
According to court papers received by Boston 25 News, Leicester police began probing Cheevers after a woman contacted them on Wednesday, October 16.
The lady informed authorities that she met Cheevers on the dating app “Bumble”. At some point throughout their romance, Cheevers told her that he could get Bruins tickets for $75 apiece and resale them for a significant profit. The lady claims she paid Cheevers $840, but he never delivered the tickets.
According to the claimed victim, her ex-boyfriend’s father co-owns a Boston eatery with Bruins Hall of Famer Raymond Bourque. She said that after the ticket catastrophe, she discovered that Cheevers had a gambling issue and had been arrested.
According to the investigating Leicester detective, the Lawrence Police Department recently arrested Cheevers on accusations of stealing more than $1,200. According to Leicester police, Cheevers was accused with a clerk magistrate hearing in September 2023 after an ex-girlfriend reported that she transferred him more than $2,000 for Patriots tickets, which he never repaid or supplied.
The Boston Bruins were contacted as part of the probe. According to reports, organization representatives informed detectives that Cheever’s account of how team alumni would get tickets was incorrect.
Police eventually came into contact with another alleged victim of Cheever. Another victim of Mr. Cheevers’ fraud was reportedly identified. She told the Leicester investigator that she had lost approximately $48,000 to Mr. Cheevers, who had borrowed money from her but never repaid it. She also claimed to have experienced a similar occurrence with promised tickets.
She said she reported the event to the Newburyport Police Department, but after consultation with the Essex County District Attorney’s Office, which informed her that the issue was civil rather than criminal in nature. This latest victim also revealed that her brother and best friend were apparently duped by Cheevers, but had not reported their cases to the cops.
After obtaining records from Venmo, police contacted another alleged victim of Cheever’s, who claimed to have been promised Bruins tickets at a reduced cost but never received them.
Police reportedly discovered multiple Venmo transactions on Cheevers’ account linked to gambling establishments, including DraftKings Sportsbook, Fanatics Sportsbook, Gate City Casino, DK Horse Racing, and Mohegan Sun Casino. According to court papers, Cheevers transferred $20,541. 51 to these different gambling establishments.
The investigator also discovered that Cheevers had an outstanding non-extraditable felony warrant for robbery in Nevada. According to the Clark County District Attorney’s Office, Cheevers was charged with having insufficient funds during a transaction at a Monte Carlo Casino in 2003. According to reports, the Clark County District Attorney’s Office told Leicester police that it will permit nationwide extradition in their case.
Cheevers was apprehended at an East Boston apartment after using his cell phone to ping the outstanding arrest warrants issued by Leicester, Newburyport District Court, and Clark County, Nevada.
Cheevers has pled not guilty to all counts in East Brookfield District Court.
Robert Cheevers played three seasons at Boston College and was drafted by the Bruins but never played for them.
