“Goalie Ivan Fedotov signed a contract with the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League in April 2022. He did not begin to fulfill his contractual obligations, as he was serving in the Russian Armed Forces.
Boris Mikhailov: “At CSKA everyone was waiting for Fedotov”
Upon completion of military service, in the summer of 2023, Fedotov signed a contract with HC CSKA. The new contract has been registered in the database of the Kontinental Hockey League’s Central Information Office.
The Russian Hockey Federation assesses the situation as ambiguous, requiring detailed analysis and legal resolution, considers it necessary to obtain official information from the NHL on Fedotov’s contract status – and only after consultation with the IIHF to take a decision on the possibility of the hockey player to participate in the KHL championship.
The FHR, as a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation, will insist on the Kontinental Hockey League’s strict adherence to the IIHF International Transfer Rules, as violation of regulations and rules may have negative consequences. for Russian hockey,” the statement read.
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