Austin Watson is a forward for the Nashville Predators who scored 14 goals and was assessed 123 penalty minutes in 76 games during the recently completed hockey season. Which wasn’t terribly noteworthy.
Last week, Watson was taken into custody at a Shell station in front of a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Franklin, Tennessee, a prominent Nashville suburb. He allegedly struck a woman, and for this he was charged with domestic assault.
This was much more significant than his 14 goals and 123 penalty minutes for the obvious reason, and for the reason that a NHL player being arrested has become more rare than a clean-shaven checking line during the Stanley Cup Final.