Goalkeeper of CSKA Moscow Ivan Fedotov in the program “Strong!” on , he said he hadn’t given up on his dream of one day playing in the National Hockey League (NHL).
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.
– The task was to return to the previous level as quickly as possible and then move forward. Every athlete dreams of the highest achievements. They say in the army that the soldier who does not dream of becoming a general is bad. Of course these dreams [об НХЛ] remained, and we will head towards them. Everyone wants it, but everything has its time,” Fedotov said on .
Fedotov became the owner of the Gagarin Cup in the 2021/22 season with the Russian team and won silver at the 2022 Olympics with the Russian team.
Source : MatchTV
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