CSKA Goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov at a press conference he spoke about his emotional state after serving in the army and signing a contract with the Moscow club
Fedotov signed a rookie contract with NHL club Philadelphia Flyers in July 2022, but was drafted into the military for a year. After returning from service, he signed a two-year contract with CSKA. On July 8, the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) announced that it had registered Fedotov’s contract with the Army club.
National Hockey League Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly admitted in a recent statement that CSKA’s actions do not violate the protocol of mutual respect of contracts between the league and the KHL.
How do you feel psychologically? You seem a little sullen now.
– No, everything is fine like that, I am concentrated, because these are very serious subjects. I am trying to convey to you the information that has been. We understand this was not a vacation, service is service. It would be superfluous to express emotions here, we all understand that.
– Do you blame yourself for having lost the tournament for sailors? Missed butt…
– Certainly not. There will be something to say to the children. It’s ok, better on the marine side than on the pro level.
– Is there any disappointment that the season has reached its peak, were there any thoughts about the NHL debut, that everything went wrong?
– There is no feeling of disappointment. Dissatisfaction – yes. Life does not stop, everyone is alive and well. We must move forward at all costs, draw conclusions. You can be disappointed, oppress yourself, it will not lead to anything good. There were different thoughts, but you translate everything into a positive context, because otherwise it’s very difficult psychologically.
How long have you managed to play hockey during your service? When will you start ice training?
– Within the framework of official obligations, time has been allocated – two ice creams per week, one hundred percent. Before, there were three. I compensated the rest with the hall, somewhere I combined it whenever possible, if we were going towards each other. Now we need a few days to acclimatize. And then I’ll start when all the data on the medical exam I took today is available.
I had a great vacation, took vitamin D, salt, enjoyed the solitude. I wanted to get away from a difficult year. With new forces only forward. Rest is the thing athletes need. In addition to training, I had a tense psychological process, ” correspondent reports in the words of Fedotov.
Source : MatchTV
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