“I would like to express my gratitude to Arkady Romanovich Rotenberg for supporting us from the very beginning of this situation. Thanks also to Gennady Nikolaevich Timchenko for his instant reaction as an ardent patriot of Russia. There was no doubt. And of course”, thanks to Igor Ivanovitch Sechin, who made the decision and gave us his support. Much of what is quoted in the media is your work, but you have to understand that the KHL, FHR and CSKA worked together to solve this problem,” Esmantovich said in an interview with a correspondent for Sport24.
Today we learned that Fedotov will be able to play in the KHL in the 2023/24 season from September 1, despite his disqualification by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) for breach of contract with Philadelphia.
- KHL boss: ‘Fedotov decision will not lead to deterioration of relations with IIHF’
Source: Sport

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