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Former Los Angeles Kings defencemanhas been suspended for the entire 2019-20 season and 2020 postseason for unacceptable off-ice conduct, the NHL announced on Tuesday.Voynov plead no contest to a misdemeanour after a domestic violence incident with his wife. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail and three years of probation for corporal injury to a spouse on July 2, 2015.
engaged in acts of domestic violence directed at his wife,” commissioner Bettman said in a release on Tuesday. “Today’s ruling, while tailored to the specific facts of this case and the individuals involved, is necessary and consistent with the NHL’s strongly-held policy that it cannot and will not tolerate this and similar types of conduct, particularly as directed at a spouse, domestic partner or family member.”The NHLPA says it is “reviewing the decision.
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