ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin deflected questions Thursday concerning his sudden absence from a playoff series last season for what the team explained at the time was personal reasons.
Nichushkin missed the final five postseason games of a first-round loss to Seattle. In a brief chat following the opening of training camp, Nichushkin thanked “everybody” for their support. But when asked if there was anything he wanted to clear up about what was reported last spring, he responded: “We already talked about that. Family reasons.”
The report said Changstrom told officers that team employees found the woman when they were checking in on Nichushkin. Changstrom told officers the woman appeared to be heavily intoxicated — too intoxicated to have left the hotel “in a ride share or cab service,” and requested EMS assistance. “I know you guys want to find something there but it’s nothing really interesting,” Nichushkin said. “I think we should close it. It’s a new season right now. We have to focus on that.”
“We make the next round I probably play,” said Nichushkin, who's from Chelyabinsk, Russia. “I want to say thank you everybody for supporting me.”
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