Avs' Varlamov arrested on domestic violence charges
 
Colorado Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov turned himself in to Denver police department detectives Wednesday on domestic violence-related charges. Police said he is in Denver County jail.
 
Police said Varlamov was arrested on second-degree kidnapping and third-degree assault charges. The kidnapping charge is a Class 4 felony, punishable by to two to six years in prison under Colorado law; the assault charge is a misdemeanor.
 
The Denver Post reports Varlamov will remain in jail at least overnight because he cannot post bail with an assault charge; he will appear before a judge Thursday morning. Varlamov , jail officials said, is in a cell alone because of his celebrity. When reached by the Post on his cellphone at the jail, Varlamov declined to comment.
 
"The League is aware of the situation involving Semyon Varlamov ," said an NHL spokesman. "We will not comment unless or until we have a fuller understanding of all of the facts and circumstances related to the legal charges that have been filed."
 
The Avalanche said in a statement the team "is aware of the allegations concerning Semyon Varlamov . At this time, and until the conclusion of this investigation, the Avalanche organization will have no further comment on this situation."
 
Colorado coach Patrick Roy had no comment when reached by phone by the Post on Wednesday night.
 
Varlamov, 25, is 7-1-0 as the starting goalie for the Avalanche this season, his third with the team.

Avs' Varlamov arrested on domestic violence charges
 
Colorado Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov turned himself in to Denver police department detectives Wednesday on domestic violence-related charges. Police said he is in Denver County jail.
 
Police said Varlamov was arrested on second-degree kidnapping and third-degree assault charges. The kidnapping charge is a Class 4 felony, punishable by to two to six years in prison under Colorado law; the assault charge is a misdemeanor.
 
The Denver Post reports Varlamov will remain in jail at least overnight because he cannot post bail with an assault charge; he will appear before a judge Thursday morning. Varlamov , jail officials said, is in a cell alone because of his celebrity. When reached by the Post on his cellphone at the jail, Varlamov declined to comment.
 
"The League is aware of the situation involving Semyon Varlamov ," said an NHL spokesman. "We will not comment unless or until we have a fuller understanding of all of the facts and circumstances related to the legal charges that have been filed."
 
The Avalanche said in a statement the team "is aware of the allegations concerning Semyon Varlamov . At this time, and until the conclusion of this investigation, the Avalanche organization will have no further comment on this situation."
 
Colorado coach Patrick Roy had no comment when reached by phone by the Post on Wednesday night.
 
Varlamov, 25, is 7-1-0 as the starting goalie for the Avalanche this season, his third with the team.

De son côté, le Denver Post rapporte, selon l’affidavit présenté, que la copine de Varlamov aurait reçu des coups de pied, en plus d'être projetée et piétinée au sol. Elle aurait aussi été tirée par les cheveux pour sortir de sa chambre. L'accusé aurait ensuite mentionné à sa victime que « s'il était en Russie, il aurait continué de la battre ».

According to Igor Ananskikh, a senior Russian parliamentarian, the arrest Wednesday night of Colorado Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov on charges of assault and kidnapping was merely a plot to prevent Russia from winning the gold medal in hockey at the Sochi Olympics.
 
Ananskikh was the first to figure out the thinly veiled scheme.
 
“I’m confident of Semyon’s innocence,” Ananskikh said. “I think it is a sports and political move, as Varlamov is a candidate for the Russian national team. The main goal is to suspend him from training and games so that he loses practice and misses the Olympics.”
 
R-Sport, a Russian newspaper, described Ananskikh as a member of Russia’s most outspoken nationalist party, the LDPR. He apparently believes the arrest shows a complete absence of the presumption of innocence.