Inside the High-Stakes Comeback: Carter Hart and Hockey Canada Defendants’ Untold Journey to the NHL
Arbitrator Shyam Das later upheld the Voynov ruling on appeal, albeit while granting the player credit for 41 games already served because he sat out the entire 2018-19 season, which the NHL viewed as an expression of support for Bettman’s ability to mete out punishment for off-ice incidents.
“The decision also confirms and reaffirms the commissioner’s broad authority under the CBA and applicable league rules to establish — and to enforce — appropriate standards of conduct for individuals involved in the National Hockey League,” the league said in a May 2019 statement.
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