SAN JOSE, Calif. — Domestic violence restraining orders previously filed against one another by suspended Sharks forward Evander Kane and his estranged wife, Anna, have been withdrawn and the pair are moving forward with other issues related to their pending divorce, according to court documents.
In a brief filed Oct. 13 in Santa Clara County Superior Court, the parties agreed to dismiss the orders and maintain a "respectful distance from one another whenever possible and shall minimize their situations of closer physical proximity." They also agreed to communicate exclusively through email on matters only concerning their children, unless it's an emergency.
A hearing scheduled for Tuesday was vacated. Dennis J. Luca, Anna Kane's attorney, said the parties are now working with a private mediator to settle other issues such as custody, visitation, child support, spousal support, and attorney fees.
In September, Anna Kane in a temporary restraining order application, leveled accusations of physical abuse and sexual assault against the Sharks forward, saying he had a "history of domestic violence against me" and that she "walked on eggshells for fear that he would get mad and take out his anger on me."
"In the early part of our marriage, it was verbal abuse," she wrote, "but I eventually became his punching bag."
Evander Kane denied abusing his estranged wife after the claim became public and in a recently concluded investigation, the NHL said that allegations of domestic violence made by Anna Kane could not be substantiated.
The league, though, suspended Kane for 21 games without pay for submitting a fake COVID-19 vaccination card, costing him roughly $1.68 million of his $7 million salary for this season. Kane is considered a non-roster player and the soonest he could return to play would be Nov. 30 when the Sharks are in New Jersey to play the Devils.
In August, the court granted Evander Kane a temporary restraining order against Anna after he, in court documents, accused her of violence, saying in one argument that she hit him "7-8 times in the face with her fist." The incident, Evander Kane alleged, was the first of several that happened between 2019 and 2021.
Travis Krepelka, Evander Kane's attorney, said in a statement last month that Anna Kane's application for a temporary restraining order was "retaliatory," adding that she was "already the restrained party under a temporary domestic violence restraining order."
Anna Kane first filed for divorce on July 16, two weeks before their strife became public when she accused him on Instagram of gambling on — and throwing — NHL games. The league investigated that claim and found no evidence, though Kane's gambling and financial woes are well documented. The former couple has a 15-month-old daughter, and Anna Kane is expecting a second child in early 2022, according to court documents.
Kane is in year four of a seven-year, $49 million contract he signed in May 2018 with the Sharks..
