President of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Luc Tardif declined to comment on possible sanctions against CSKA Moscow if the goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov will play for the army club in the opening cup match with Ak Bars.
The IIHF announced on August 14 that Fedotov violated his contract as a professional player by signing an agreement with CSKA Moscow without the authorization of the Philadelphia Flyers NHL club, with which he has a valid contract, so he was suspended for four months from September 1. , 2023. CSKA has been sanctioned with an international transfer ban for one year from August 11 this year.
On Friday, the Russian Hockey Federation (FHR) press service told that the federation had transferred CSKA’s appeal to the IIHF Disciplinary Committee against the international federation’s decision on Fedotov’s contract. .
– What will happen if Ivan Fedotov plays against Ak Bars on September 1?
“I’ll leave it without comment,” Tardif told .
The KHL regular season begins on September 1 with the opening Cup match between CSKA and Ak Bars Kazan.
Source : MatchTV
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