Colorado Avalanche forward Valery Nichochkin’s hotel room was the scene of an accident last week, according to a story we covered about the police tape release.
In case you missed it, Nichushkin was nowhere near as weird when the Avalanche team doctor found an extremely drunk woman in his hotel room.
Nichushkin’s actions during this event, which took place during a first-round series between the Avalanche and the Kraken, led many people to believe he should be disciplined by the NHL.
However, Elliott Friedman stated that the NHL has made a decision in this regard. NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daley said:
Daly says there is no NHL investigation into the Valeri Nichushkin incident, which was handled “appropriately” by Colorado and he is eligible to play. Police camera footage was released earlier this week.
Personally, I think the NHL wants to put an end to this situation before it gives more criticism to the league, but Nichushkin should be held responsible no matter what happened because it appeared he got away without explaining how the woman entered his room and was found in such a state.
Daly says there is no NHL investigation into the Valeri Nichushkin incident, which was handled “appropriately” by Colorado and he is eligible to play. Police camera footage was released earlier this week.
– Elliott Friedman (FriedgeHNIC) June 3, 2023