1:40 PM:
- Rich Hammond: Voynov’s lawyer, Craig Renetzky, said there haven’t been any charges filed yet and that is next court date is actually December 1st.
1:32 PM:
- LA Kings PR: “These developments are of great concern to our organization. We support the NHL’s decision to suspend Slava Voynov indefinitely during this process, and we will continue to take appropriate action as the legal proceedings and the investigation by the NHL take their course.”
- Igor Eronko: Voynov’s girlfriend is Marta Varlamova. She’s 27-years old. They are not married and she has a child that is not Slava’s)
- Greg Wyshynski: TMZ reporting that Voynov accompanied her to the hospital. The staff suspected Voynov and called the police.
12:40 PM:
- Rich Hammond: Redondo Beach jail said that Voynov has been released on $50,000 bond.
11:57 AM:
- Chris Johnston: Voynov’s charge carries a maximum of four years in state prison and up to a $6,000 fine.
- Lisa Dillman: Voynov’s court date is on Wednesday, October 22nd.
- Pierre LeBrun: Voynov will have an automatic referral to the NHL/NHLPA Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health Program.
11:32 AM:
- Nick Cotsonika: Has been told that facts and circumstances of this case are different from Semyon Varlamov’s case.
- Pierre LeBrun: “No question as others have surmised, the changing landscape in sports is a factor here in quick NHL reaction. But perhaps also one has to also consider the possibility that NHL already has enough information to suggest a more serious case than it was with Varlamov.”
- Chris Johnston: Suspended players count against the salary cap. The Kings have less than $500,000 in free cap space with six active defensemen.
- David Pagnotta: California Penal Code 273.5: “Any person who willfully inflicts corporal injury resulting in traumatic condition (wound or external/internal injury)”
- NHL.com: LA Kings defenseman Slava Voynov has been suspended indefinitely.
“Los Angeles Kings defenseman Slava Voynov has been suspended indefinitely from all club activities pending a formal investigation by the National Hockey League of an arrest this morning on charges of domestic violence.
The suspension was imposed under Section 18-A.5 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, which provides that, during the pendency of a criminal investigation, “The League may suspend the Player pending the League’s formal review and disposition of the matter 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.”
Voynov, who will continue to be paid during the pendency of the investigation, was arrested for California Penal Code section 273.5, Domestic Violence.”