Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) players who decide to leave the league with a valid contract could be banned from returning to the KHL for several years, a former hockey player has said, a commentator told . Sergei Guimaev Jr. .
– I know that the KHL can impose restrictions on players who left with a valid contract. If these hockey players leave, they won’t be able to come back for several years. Players are going to start wondering if they should go if they can’t get back to the KHL for example in the next five years.
On Saturday, CSKA Moscow announced the signing of a deal with goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov before the end of the 2024/25 season, the contract was registered by the KHL. The League said that based on information and documents received from the NHL, it assumes that Fedotov has not signed a valid agreement with the NHL club for the 2023/24 season. Red-Blues president Igor Esmantovich told that the KHL, prior to registering the deal, provided the NHL with a legally sound position regarding the situation with the player. NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly told that the memorandum of understanding between the leagues is not currently in effect.
The KHL has leverage in the current situation. The NHL in the Fedotov case tried to make our league as guilty as possible. It’s clear that we all want normal relationships without stealing players. But we see what is really happening,” Gimaev Jr. told .
Source : MatchTV
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