PRAGUE (AP) – The Czech Republic will have to do without Jaromir Jagr at the World Cup of Hockey.
Also, the NHL questioned whether defenseman Slava Voynov is eligible to play in September after being added to Russia’s roster on Friday.
The former Los Angeles Kings player pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of domestic dispute and voluntarily returned to Russia to play in the Kontinental Hockey League last summer.
“We will obviously have to review his status with the Players’ Association prior to the start of the tournament in September,” NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told The Associated Press. “It is not my current expectation that this player will be deemed eligible to play in the World Cup of Hockey.”
The NHLPA, which is co-hosting the World Cup with the NHL, said it will review Voynov’s status with the league.