President of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Luc Tardif in a conversation with , he did not rule out that the Russian Hockey Federation (RHF) could lose membership in the organization if CSKA will continue to ignore the decision on the goalkeeper’s case Ivan Fedotova .
In August, the IIHF refused to register a contract with Fedotov due to the existing agreement with the Philadelphia Flyers NHL club. The Russian goalkeeper was suspended for four months from September 1 and CSKA was banned from international transfers for a year. In August, the Russian Hockey Federation (RHF) sent appeals from the club and hockey player to the IIHF. On December 16, the IIHF disciplinary council announced their rejection.
A source told that the IIHF could impose sanctions on the FHR in the Fedotov case. According to the organization’s code, the Russian side could lose its membership in the IIHF.
— Does FHR want to be a member of the IIHF? From now on, everything depends on how the FHR will react to the decision of the disciplinary committee. If FHR wants to stay in the international family, it must force CSKA and Fedotov to comply with the IIHF decision,” Tardif told .
In the summer of 2022, Fedotov signed a rookie contract with the NHL club Philadelphia Flyers, but he was called up for military service. At the end of his service, he signed a two-year deal with CSKA, which was registered by the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in July.
This season, 27-year-old Fedotov played 23 matches for CSKA and won 12 victories with a reliability coefficient of 2.11 and 91.7% reflected shots.
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