Olympic champion Ilya Kovalchuk commenting on the situation with the goalkeeper’s contract Ivan Fedotov said that in terms of mutual respect of contracts between the KHL and the NHL, it is important to prevent the mass departure of young Russian players to America.
In the summer of 2022, Fedotov signed a rookie contract with Philadelphia, but was later called up for military service. At the end of his service, he signed a two-year deal with CSKA, which was registered by the KHL in July. Earlier, the IIHF announced that it was continuing to investigate the situation with Fedotov’s contract.
– What prospect do you see for Spartak hockey?
“I think they will qualify for the playoffs.
– And how do you like SKA and Avangard? Orders that are not foreign to you.
“To be honest, I didn’t follow the summer much. I’ve seen pre-season games now, but it’s too early to tell. SKA intensified – the same Tolchinsky and Grits (Gritsyuk) went to them. But Kazan will also be one of the contenders for the Gagarin Cup.
– What do you think, how can the situation around Ivan Fedotov be resolved?
– I don’t know. This is a very difficult question, which for me so far seems like a dead end. Usually KHL clubs negotiate with NHL clubs. Now Vanya Morozov has returned to Spartak from Vegas on loan, and a young man from Carolina has also arrived. And you need to know the desire of the hockey player himself. But if there is a contract in front of Philadelphia and they want to see it, then it will be very difficult to solve the problem. Let’s see … The most important thing is that it does not turn out so that a large number of young boys run away with Russian contracts to America, ” correspondent reports in the words of Kovalchuk.
Source : MatchTV

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