Sharks’ Evander Kane Listed as ‘Non-Roster Player’ for Opener amid NHL Investigation
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The San Jose Sharks announced Monday that Evander Kane “is taken into myth a non-roster participant pending completion of the NHL’s investigation.”
Kane, 30, is within the point out time being investigated for two separate matters. He allegedly feeble a counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination card, and his estranged significant other accused him of bodily and sexual abuse final month, per Curtis Pashelka of The Mercury News.
No felony charges were filed against Kane.
“I even don’t own any details for you, I essentially produce no longer,” Sharks head coach Bob Boughner told journalists Sunday when asked about Kane’s space with the crew. “I could presumably tell no commentary because I produce no longer know.”
The NHL has no longer effect a timetable on the investigations into Kane.
“Nothing I will be able to allotment on the novel time,” league deputy commissioner Bill Daly told The Athletic’s Sean Gentille and Craig Custance on Monday regarding Kane. “I raise out count on, clearly, there’ll be news vis-a-vis Evander Kane somewhat soon. I produce no longer know whether or no longer that’s [Monday] or whether or no longer that’s later this week, however that there needs to be news within the shut to future, for constructive.”
Kane became previously cleared by the league on accusations from his significant other Anna that he bet on NHL games. The league launched the following commentary in September:
“The investigation uncovered no evidence to corroborate Ms. Kane’s accusations that Mr. Kane bet or in every other case participated in playing on NHL games, and no evidence to corroborate the allegations that Mr. Kane ‘threw’ games or did no longer imply his most efficient effort to relieve the Sharks rating games. To the replace, the evidence raises doubts about the veracity of the allegations. Whereas Mr. Kane denied the accusations, our findings are no longer according to those denials, however as an replace on other evidence uncovered throughout the investigation.”
Evander Kane became granted a rapid restraining tell against Anna Kane in August, accusing her of being violent within the past. In September, Anna Kane filed for a restraining tell against Kane, pronouncing he before every thing became verbally abusive earlier than she “at final became his punching rating” throughout their relationship and that he sexually assaulted her on extra than one occasion.