The Dark Side of the Kings pt. 5
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The last and final chapter in this series of threads is without a doubt the darkest; nothing remotely funny about this one; no amusing anecdotes and no snide comments, just a very, very sad story...and yes it involves Slava Voynov.
Fresh off of winning his second Stanley Cup with the Kings, of which he was an integral part, Voynov let his temper get the best of him and it destroyed his career in the process. I don't ever recall seeing an athlete fall from grace so far, so fast. In the midst of a six-year, $25,000,000.00 contract, Slava punched, kicked, and choked his wife before pushing her into a flat-screen television, causing a gash in her forehead that required eight stitches. And that was the end of his career in the NHL. Just. Like That.
Violence against women can never be tolerated, even if the victim is from a country where domestic violence against women is often overlooked and the men are seldom prosecuted. In countries such as Russia and Mexico, where domestic violence has reportedly reached epidemic levels, attacks against women often go unreported. I guess Voynov forgot where he was. The United States ain't Russia, Slava. Or Mexico. Just ask Dodger's World Series hero Julio Urias.
Mr. Urias came an eyelash away from being deported after being arrested for throwing his wife to the ground at the Beverly Center in 2019. Had the Beverly Hills Police decided to press charges...and they almost did...Julio would have played his last game as a Dodger and been forced to finish his career in the Mexican Leagues. Mr. Urias is currently making $3,600,000.00 a year with the team, or $300,000.00 a month. His monthly salary in the Mexican Leagues would have been approximately $6,000.00, about two-percent of his current contract.
Julio's wife, after the fact, reportedly told police it was a 'misunderstanding', and that she 'fell down', contradicting witness statements. Even though the BHPD didn't file charges, MLB handed Julio a 20-game suspension, a virtual slap on the wrist. Julio got lucky. Very lucky.
Not so lucky was Slava. Even though his wife, Marta Varlamova, changed her tune, too, and said this after the fact:
I did not ask to have charges filed against Slava, because I know that Slava was not trying to injure me, and when I hit my head on the television, that was an accident. He didnt push me into the television or throw me into the television. Slava was as shocked as I was when I turned and hit the corner of the television and he tried to help me right away.
Unfortunately for Slava, and Marta, multiple witnesses reported her saying this at the ER (even though these statements were found to be inadmissible in court):
Its not first time...he looked me in the eye and hit me...very aggressive every time...my blood, all over the place."
Of course, she later said it was all a 'misunderstanding' because she spoke Russian, and she didn't understand what the police were asking her and just answering "yes, yes" to everything in order to get her stitches. She also tried to convince the Redondo Beach police that she 'fell down', but they weren't buying it. So it was bye-bye Slava.
Marta later refused to testify against Slava, and was facing contempt of court charges, but those charges were dropped when she agreed to attend domestic violence counseling.
Some people tried to defend Slava, citing the 'cultural differences' referenced above and below, but that's BS. I don't care of you're from outer space, you don't beat up a woman. Not here. Not anywhere.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...st-are-bloody/
Fresh off of winning his second Stanley Cup with the Kings, of which he was an integral part, Voynov let his temper get the best of him and it destroyed his career in the process. I don't ever recall seeing an athlete fall from grace so far, so fast. In the midst of a six-year, $25,000,000.00 contract, Slava punched, kicked, and choked his wife before pushing her into a flat-screen television, causing a gash in her forehead that required eight stitches. And that was the end of his career in the NHL. Just. Like That.
Violence against women can never be tolerated, even if the victim is from a country where domestic violence against women is often overlooked and the men are seldom prosecuted. In countries such as Russia and Mexico, where domestic violence has reportedly reached epidemic levels, attacks against women often go unreported. I guess Voynov forgot where he was. The United States ain't Russia, Slava. Or Mexico. Just ask Dodger's World Series hero Julio Urias.
Mr. Urias came an eyelash away from being deported after being arrested for throwing his wife to the ground at the Beverly Center in 2019. Had the Beverly Hills Police decided to press charges...and they almost did...Julio would have played his last game as a Dodger and been forced to finish his career in the Mexican Leagues. Mr. Urias is currently making $3,600,000.00 a year with the team, or $300,000.00 a month. His monthly salary in the Mexican Leagues would have been approximately $6,000.00, about two-percent of his current contract.
Julio's wife, after the fact, reportedly told police it was a 'misunderstanding', and that she 'fell down', contradicting witness statements. Even though the BHPD didn't file charges, MLB handed Julio a 20-game suspension, a virtual slap on the wrist. Julio got lucky. Very lucky.
Not so lucky was Slava. Even though his wife, Marta Varlamova, changed her tune, too, and said this after the fact:
I did not ask to have charges filed against Slava, because I know that Slava was not trying to injure me, and when I hit my head on the television, that was an accident. He didnt push me into the television or throw me into the television. Slava was as shocked as I was when I turned and hit the corner of the television and he tried to help me right away.
Unfortunately for Slava, and Marta, multiple witnesses reported her saying this at the ER (even though these statements were found to be inadmissible in court):
Its not first time...he looked me in the eye and hit me...very aggressive every time...my blood, all over the place."
Of course, she later said it was all a 'misunderstanding' because she spoke Russian, and she didn't understand what the police were asking her and just answering "yes, yes" to everything in order to get her stitches. She also tried to convince the Redondo Beach police that she 'fell down', but they weren't buying it. So it was bye-bye Slava.
Marta later refused to testify against Slava, and was facing contempt of court charges, but those charges were dropped when she agreed to attend domestic violence counseling.
Some people tried to defend Slava, citing the 'cultural differences' referenced above and below, but that's BS. I don't care of you're from outer space, you don't beat up a woman. Not here. Not anywhere.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...st-are-bloody/