Voinov's disqualification will end in the middle of the 2019/20 NHL regular season – NHL News – Hockey

On April 9, the NHL announced the disqualification of a 29 year old Russian for the 2019/20 season. Later, the union on behalf of Voinov appealed this decision, which was partially satisfied. Referee Shyam Das approved the decision of League Commissioner Gary Betman to disqualify a Russian, but noted that Voynov had already left 41 disqualification games in the 2018/19 regular season. According to this, the disqualification of Voinov will expire in the middle of the next NHL championship season.

The NHL disqualified Voinova in 2014 after accusations of domestic violence. The charges were dropped in the summer of 2018, but the league did not cancel the suspension for an indefinite period and continued its own investigation. After the 2017/18 season, the defender refused to renew the contract with SKA St. Petersburg to try to return to North America to pursue his career. The hockey player missed the 2018/19 season, the rights of an NHL player belong to the club "Los Angeles".

The defenseman was selected for the NHL draft in 2008 by the Los Angeles club under number 32, he has won the Stanley Cup twice (2012, 2014). During the 2014/15 season, Voinov played only six games in the NHL, after which he decided to return to Russia. "Los Angeles" froze the defender's contract and then announced the termination of the agreement. On October 26, 2015, Chelyabinsk's "Tractor", who owned the player's rights, traded them into the SKA for cash compensation.

In the regular NHL championships, Voinov played 190 games during which he scored 18 goals and 63 badists in games. playoffs The defender played 64 games (6 pucks + 16 badists). Voinov is Olympic champion in 2018, world bronze medalist in 2016. According to the results of the Pyeongchang Olympics, he has been recognized as the best defender. SKA Voinov played 139 games (110 in the regular season and 29 in the playoffs) and scored 75 points (23 + 52), becoming the winner of the Gagarin Cup in 2017.

On the night of October 20, 2014, a Russian was arrested by California police. Redondo Beach after being brought to the hospital by his wife, Martha Varlamov, she had bruises and bruises, as well as a cut under the eye. The doctors suspected the athlete to be a victim of domestic violence and called the police, who arrested Voinov. He was later released on bail. An investigation was opened against Voinov, which resulted in a criminal case. A hockey player began serving a 90-day detention on July 7 and left the city jail on September 4 Seal Beach.

After that, Voinov was immediately placed in custody by the US Immigration and Customs Police, under US law, who demanded his deportation. On September 16, 2015, Voinov announced his intention to voluntarily leave the United States and return to Russia.

A few days later, he was released sub guards, and on September 22 arrived in Moscow. On July 2, 2018, the charges against a hockey player were dropped.