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Interesting article in the Athletic this morning on what the NHL can do if a player is charged. (Note; if charged)


https://theathletic.com/5229999/2024...l-charges-nhl/

In fact, the CBA specifically spells out the NHL commissioner’s ability to suspend a player who is facing a criminal investigation. The CBA grants the commissioner the ability to opt for a preemptive suspension in cases “where the failure to suspend the Player during this period would create a substantial risk of material harm to the legitimate interests and/or reputation of the League.”
Bettman opted to use that power in October 2014 after Los Angeles defenseman Slava Voynov was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence. Voynov was suspended with pay by the NHL within hours of his arrest and never played another game in the league. His contract was eventually terminated by the Kings in September 2015 after he was released from a detention center and elected to return home to Russia rather than face U.S. deportation proceedings.

he NHL handled the Voynov case differently than it did one involving former Colorado Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov the year before. In October 2013, Varlamov was arrested on suspicion of second-degree kidnapping and third-degree assault, but he was permitted to continue playing and traveling with his Avalanche teammates while the case was pending. Roughly two months after he was arrested, the charges against Varlamov were dropped.

he CBA gives Bettman three different mechanisms to punish a player for off-ice misconduct:

• By expelling or suspending the player for a definite or indefinite period;
• By cancelling any contract the player has with an NHL club;
• By imposing a fine on the player