Previously, the IIHF’s independent disciplinary council rejected the appeals of CSKA and the team’s goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov. Appeals have been filed against the decision to suspend the goalkeeper. Additionally, reports have emerged that the IIHF may strip the FHR of its membership.
“Well, what should they do? What should a Frenchman who is in the IIHF do, what should he do? If they want to, let them exclude us. We will stew in our own mess, not for the first time.
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It will be painful and unpleasant. We must endure, we must survive, like our army, are we supposed to be traitors?!
Let’s be patient, it’s okay. In a year or two, everything will stabilize,” Vprognoz quotes Kojevnikov.
Source: Sport

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