Slava Voynov Violates Suspension And Kings Face Fine
- Updated: December 2, 2014
Just hours after the Los Angeles Kings defenseman plead not guilty to charges of one felony count of corporal injury to a spouse, Slava Voynov appears on the ice during LA Kings practice.
Voynov has been suspended since the incident and arrest, which has resulted in him being barred from all team activities. Read more about the arrest here, and read more about the plea, here.
There hasn’t been any announcement from the NHL or the Kings that Slava Voynov has been reinstated so seeing the picture of him skating at practice came as a shock to everyone.
CBS Sports reports:
Over the course of his suspension, Voynov has been practicing on his own. The NHL and NHLPA recently allowed the Kings to place Voynov on long-term injured reserve to help alleviate the cap constraints his unusable contract created for the Kings, making the roster difficult to fill out.
According to Rosen, the Kings did not consult with the league before allowing Voynov to skate with the team and that they viewed the morning skate as an “optional” practice.”
A development came this afternoon when the NHL announced the Kings have been fined $100,00 for violating the terms of Slava Voyonov’s suspension by skating with the team during practice today.
The NHL released this statement today:
“The Los Angeles Kings have been fined $100,000 for violating the terms of defenseman Slava Voynov‘s suspension, the National Hockey League announced today.
Voynov skated with teammates today during a Club practice. Such activity is in direct contravention of the terms of the suspension levied Oct. 20, which permit Mr. Voynov to use club facilities and work with team personnel but prohibit his participation in any team-related functions or activities.”
We will continue to cover this story as more information is released.
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