Report: NHLPA files appeal on behalf of Voynov

The NHLPA has filed an appeal on behalf of Slava Voynov, TSN's Pierre LeBrun reports.

Voynov's appeal will be heard by an impartial arbitrator, adds LeBrun.

The 29-year-old former NHL defenseman was suspended Tuesday for the entire 2019-20 season for what the league called "unacceptable off-ice conduct."

Commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement that he determined Voynov engaged in acts of domestic violence directed at his wife.

Voynov last played in the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings in 2014-15. He's spent the last three campaigns in the KHL with SKA St. Petersburg.