In August this year, the International Hockey Federation imposed disqualification on Fedotov until January 1, 2024 for violating inter-league transfer rules. In the summer of 2022, the goaltender signed a contract with the Philadelphia Flyers, but spent the entire 2021/2022 season in military service in the Russian Armed Forces. In the summer of 2023, Fedotov joined CSKA. In this regard, the IIHF recognized that the goalkeeper committed an offense by signing two contracts.
“Pavel Bure said that Philadelphia and CSKA have no questions for Ivan Fedotov? That’s not the case. How can we move forward if the NHL and Philadelphia are not interested in Fedotov’s fate? Before making a decision, we turned to the American club with a question: “Do you really need this player?” And they replied that they wanted the terms of the contract to be respected. Now the FHR and CSKA violate the IIHF decision and gave Fedotov the opportunity to play. The club violated “The rules of international transfers. The investigation is underway”, headlines Le Tardif “Sport-Express”.
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Source: Sport
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