Former Windsor Spitfire Austin Watson has been suspended for domestic abuse
Predators forward Austin Watson has been suspended without pay for the entire preseason and first 27 games of the regular season for domestic abuse.
N-H-L commissioner Gary Bettman handed down the suspension after an investigation and a hearing with Watson last week.
Watson, a former Windsor Spitfire pleaded no contest in July to a charge of domestic assault stemming from an incident in June.
The N-H-L-P-A says it will appeal the suspension.