Former head coach of the Russian national team Vladimir Plushev in a conversation with , he suggested that before the goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov signed a contract with CSKA Moscow, between the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Continental Hockey League (KHL), there were negotiations, during which the parties reached a general agreement.
On Saturday, CSKA announced the signing of an agreement with Ivan Fedotov before the end of the 2024/25 season, the contract was registered by the KHL. Last May, the goaltender signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers in the NHL. In the summer of 2022, Fedotov was drafted into the ranks of the Russian Armed Forces for military service. In mid-June, Philadelphia announced that the 26-year-old hockey player’s contract was extended for the 2023/24 season.
The KHL said on Saturday that based on information and documents received from the NHL, the league and the club assume that Fedotov has not signed a valid agreement with the NHL club for the 2023/24 season. in the sense set out in the memorandum of understanding. NHL Vice Commissioner Bill Daly later told that Fedotov’s performance in the KHL would be contrary to his existing contractual obligations to the Flyers.
– In this situation, it is difficult to say something. At first the KHL did not sign the papers, then they signed, apparently there were negotiations and finally came to a general agreement. After that, a contract was signed with Fedotov. Yes, the NHL declared that it had a valid contract with Ivan, but it did not express any harsh expression against the signing of the hockey player’s contract with CSKA. I don’t think it was all out of the blue,” Plyushchev told .
As CSKA President Igor Esmantovich told , Fedotov had no restrictions when signing a contract with the club, his contract with Philadelphia ended.
Source : MatchTV
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