An intoxicated woman was found in Valeri Nichushkin’s hotel room. What do we know?

Following a rather questionable turn of events involving the Avalanche player and an unresponsive woman found in his hotel room, there will be a need for answers.

Paul RudderEnglish_ASUpdate: Apr 28th, 2023 21:05 EDT

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When reviewing the circumstances surrounding what happened on the night in question and what has happened since, it’s hard not to view the scenario in a negative light, however, with details still emerging we can only wait to uncover what exactly happened.

Valeri Nichushkin disappears after woman found in hotel room

According to statements from Seattle police, a “severely intoxicated” woman was taken to a hospital after she was found in the hotel room of Colorado Avalanche winger Valeri Nichushkin last Saturday. Reports also indicated that around that same time, Nichushkin disappeared without offering any explanation to the team.

It's beyond time for the Avalanche to address the Valeri Nichushkin situation. There's literally a police report in which he's named. I also don't think it's fair for Jared Bednar or the players to keep fielding the questions — it should come from someone in management. #GoAvsGo

— Will Petersen (@PetersenWill) April 28, 2023

Interestingly, the Avalanche had previously stated that Nichushkin departed before the team’s game against the Seattle Kraken that evening, but gave no reason as to why. What’s more, is that the team also stated that Nichushkin’s absence was in no way tied to any legal matter, however, there was no clarification as to whether the winger would play again in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. To be clear, the last time Nichushkin played was in Game 2 of the series on Thursday last week.

What do we know about Valeri Nichushkin’s situation?