Overview
- The league announced Tuesday that Coachella Valley’s David Goyette and Rockford’s Stanislav Berezhnoy violated the AHL/PHPA Performance Enhancing Substance Program and received 20-game suspensions.
- Berezhnoy has already missed one game and is eligible to return April 11, while Goyette can rejoin the lineup April 10.
- Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson said Berezhnoy tested positive for a prohibited substance and indicated a supplement may have led to the result, noting the goalie has taken responsibility.
- Kraken general manager Jason Botterill confirmed Goyette’s positive test and voiced support for the league’s program and the player’s development.
- Berezhnoy, 22, is in his first season in the Blackhawks system after years in Russia, and Goyette is a 2022 Seattle second-round pick who has yet to appear in an NHL game.