LA Kings Stand By NHL’s Decision To Suspend Voynov
- Updated: October 22, 2014
According to ESPN.com, the Los Angeles Kings are standing by the NHL’s decision to suspend Slava Voynov after his arrest on suspicion of domestic abuse.
The Kings general manager, Dean Lombardi, told reporters on Tuesday, “I don’t think there’s any question that we’re behind what the league has done.”
The team practiced for the first time on Tuesday following the arrest.
Although the two-time Stanley Cup winning defenseman has yet to be charged, the LA Kings coach Darryl Sutter, says the leagues suspicion was “very appropriate.”
“Obviously we have strong feelings about it, and that’s as far as we’ll go,” he told reporters. “That is the best way to put it, and obviously the league has made a strong stand on it.”
Voynov’s teammates have been hesitant to speak on the issue, but replying uniformly when asked, expressing their surprise for the arrest.
GM Lombardi believes the NHL would do well, and could do more, to educate the players about domestic abuse.
He says teams “have to do a better job in some of these areas.”
In regards to the details of the arrest, ESPN explains more of the situation below:
“Voynov was arrested at 12:45 a.m. PT on Monday by Redondo Beach police. Voynov’s bail amount was set at $50,000, which he posted, Sgt. Paul Ribitzki of the Redondo Beach PD said.
According to Redondo Beach Police Department Lieutenant Joe Hoffman, the RBPD expects to meet with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office at some point this week regarding the investigation. Hoffman told ESPN.com when reached by telephone Tuesday afternoon that the filing status may not be determined immediately but the two sides will meet at least on a preliminary basis.
Additionally, Hoffman told ESPN.com that the victim in this case was offered an emergency protective order against Voynov, but the victim declined. Because of this, there is no legal reason to prevent the victim and Voynov from living together or remaining in close contact.
A child was witness to the incident, Hoffman confirmed, and investigators are taking that fact into consideration as they continue to look further investigate the case, though the child was not removed from the home.
Officers responded to a house in Redondo Beach around 11:25 p.m. PT after a neighbor called police, saying a woman was screaming for “the past 20 minutes and could now be heard crying,” according to a news release from the Redondo Beach Police Department.”
There will be more details to emerge in the days to come, so check back with calisportsnews.com for all the details on this and all of your favorite LA teams.
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