“The issue of CSKA goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov’s contract will be resolved at CAS, if necessary” – sports lawyer Alekseev

Hockey contract status Ivan Fedotov with CSKA Moscow and NHL club Philadelphia Flyers is controversial, the procedure could reach the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), Sergey Alekseev, chairman of the Russian Bar Association’s commission on law, told . Sport.

On Monday, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) announced that Fedotov violated a professional player’s contract by signing a deal with CSKA Moscow without permission from Philadelphia, with whom he has a valid contract, because the goalkeeper was suspended for four months. effective September 1, 2023. CSKA was sanctioned with an international transfer ban for one year from August 11 this year.

The Army Club issued a statement underlining its willingness to challenge the IIHF’s decision before international bodies.

– Can the decision on Fedotov be considered unfair? After all, his contract with Philadelphia was for one year?

– Fedotov signed a one-year contract with Philadelphia last May for the 2022/23 season. However, in July 2022, a decision was made by the state authority of the Russian Ministry of Defense to call up Fedotov for military service for one year. For reasons beyond the control of the parties, the contract could not be executed. The contract has not been paid. Fedotov did not begin to fulfill the contract, did not play. The contract was not fulfilled. This summer, the terms of the contract with Philadelphia ended, Fedotov signed a contract with CSKA.

Philadelphia believes that the contract with Fedotov remains valid for the next season – 2023-2024.

This issue is controversial and can therefore be examined by authorized sports jurisdictional bodies in accordance with their jurisdiction.

Is it worth following the IIHF’s decision under current conditions?

– Since the FHR has not left the IIHF, the decisions of the federation are binding. However, this decision can still be appealed to the judicial bodies of the IIHF and until the submission of this dispute for consideration and resolution to international sports arbitration – CAS, – Alekseev told .

The new KHL season kicks off on September 1 with the opening Cup match between CSKA and Ak Bars Kazan.

Fedotov has played for CSKA since 2021, won the Gagarin Cup with the club and was named the best goalkeeper of the 2021/22 KHL season. In the summer of 2022, the goaltender signed a rookie contract with Philadelphia, but was later called up for military service. At the end of his service, the 26-year-old goalkeeper signed a two-year deal with CSKA, which was registered by the KHL in July.

Source : MatchTV

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