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NHL

suspends COMEBACK KIDS

Voynov for

2019-20

season for

domestic

violence

By STEPHEN WHYNO
AP Hockey Writer
The NHL suspended de-
fenseman Slava Voynov
on Tuesday for the 2019-20
season and 2020 playoffs
after determining he com-
mitted acts of domestic
violence.
Commissioner Gary Bett-
man suspended Voynov
for what the league called
unacceptable off-ice con-
duct. The 29-year-old Rus-
sian could have his eligibil-
ity restored on July 1, 2020,
based on good behavior.
Voynov was suspended
indefinitely in October
2014 after being arrested
and accused of domes-
tic abuse of his wife. He
pleaded no contest to a
misdemeanor, left the Unit-
ed States to go back to
Russia and in July had the
conviction dismissed by a
judge in Los Angeles.
After playing three sea-
sons in Russia’s Kontinental
Hockey League and win-
ning a gold medal at the
2018 Olympics without NHL
players, Voynov moved
back to the U.S. and was
applying to be reinstated
by the NHL. Deputy Com-
missioner Bill Daly in August
said Voynov’s return would
be contingent on com-
pleting a process with the
league to review his case. Virginia gets its title
The NHL did an investiga-
tion and held a hearing
March 21 under the terms after a year of pain
of the collective-bargain-
ing agreement regarding
the Oct. 19, 2014, incident Virginia players celebrate with the trophy after defeating Texas Tech 85-77 in the championship game in the Final Four NCAA col-
involving Voynov and his lege basketball tournament, Monday, April 8, 2019, in Minneapolis.
wife. Associated Press
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