Hearing for Austin Watson's domestic assault charge rescheduled

The first court date for Nashville Predators forward Austin Watson has been postponed to late July.

Watson's hearing, originally scheduled for Thursday, has been moved to July 24, according to court records obtained by Natalie Neysa Alund of the Tennessean. The 26-year-old was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of domestic assault earlier in June.

According to the arrest warrant, Watson admitted to pushing his girlfriend and mother of his child on June 16 following an argument inside a car at a gas station in Franklin, Tenn. He remains free on a $4,500 bond.

If convicted, Watson could receive a sentence of up to 11 months and 29 days in jail and a fine maxing out at $2,500, said Williamson County District Attorney Kim Helper.

Watson had eight points in 13 playoff games this spring and is one season into a three-year deal with the Predators.