NHL Suspends Predators’ Austin Watson For “Ongoing Issues With Alcohol Abuse”
Photo: Christian Petersen (Getty) Nashville Predators forward Austin Watson has been suspended indefinitely without pay by the NHL, and has entered the second stage of the league’s substance abuse program, for “ongoing issues with alcohol abuse.” This is Watson’s second suspension of the season. In June 2018, Watson was arrested for domestic assault after he allegedly shoved his girlfriend Jennifer Guardino during an argument at a gas station over “her drinking and not being able to attend a wedding,” according to police. Watson pleaded no contest to the charge. He was sentenced to three...
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