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Voynov, 29, recently applied for reinstatement
to the NHL. He was indefinitely suspended in October 2014 after
being arrested following an altercation with his wife. Police
responded to Voynov's house in Redondo Beach, Calif., and said
he punched, kicked and choked his wife. Voynov, who was a member
of the Los Angeles Kings at the time, entered a no-contest plea
in July 2015.
Last July, a conviction in that case was dismissed by a Los
Angeles judge. The Kings terminated Voynov's six-year, $25
million contract after his arrest and placed him on their
voluntary retired list.
"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," NHL
commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement.
--Victor Hedman will return to the lineup for the Tampa Bay
Lightning when they open the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Wednesday
at home against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
"He's playing," coach Jon Cooper said, per NHL.com. "Good to
go."
Hedman, the reigning Norris Trophy winner, missed the regular
season's final four games with an upper-body injury. He
practiced both Monday and Tuesday. In 70 games this season, he
scored 54 points (12 goals, 42 assists).
--Mike Lange, the longtime broadcaster for the Pittsburgh
Penguins, will miss the start of the playoffs after suffering an
adverse reaction to medication for pneumonia.
The 71-year-old radio voice of the Penguins is resting at home
after a brief hospitalization last week, according to a
statement from the team. Lange, who is in his 44th season with
the team, will phone into the broadcast on WXDX-FM (105.9) and
the Penguins Radio Network during the first intermission of Game
1.
Pittsburgh opens the postseason Wednesday on the road against
the New York Islanders.
--Field Level Media
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