Content warning: This story contains details about alleged domestic violence and assault. The content may be difficult to read and emotionally upsetting.
Arizona Coyotes minority owner Andrew Barroway has been suspended indefinitely following his arrest Thursday in Aspen, Colo., the NHL said in a statement Friday. Barroway is being held on charges of second-degree assault (a fourth-degree felony), third-degree assault (a class 1 misdemeanor) and domestic violence, according to Aspen Police.
“The National Hockey League is aware of the arrest of Arizona Coyotes’ minority owner Andrew Barroway,” the NHL’s statement said. “Pending further information, he has been suspended indefinitely.”
At approximately 8:40 a.m. Thursday, Aspen Police were called to a report of domestic violence at the Limelight Hotel. According to a warrantless affidavit, there were reports of “yelling and screaming” coming from a hotel room. When police arrived at the hotel room, two individuals — identified as Andrew Barroway and his wife — answered the door. The Athletic does not typically name alleged victims of intimate partner violence without their consent.
According to the affidavit, his wife “appeared to be in distress as she was currently heavily crying, seemed to have been crying…
