Kazan Striker “Ak Barsa” Vadim Shipachev in an interview with , he expressed hope that the goalkeeper of the Russian national team Ivan Fedotov will quickly regain shape after completing his military service.
– Last season you also won silver in the Olympics. What role did goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov play in this Russian team?
– A very good goalkeeper. It is basically said that goalkeepers are half the team. Fedotov proved everything. And he helped CSKA win the Gagarin Cup and coached the national team. Cool keeper. But now he is in a not so good situation.
– Three months in the army is like three months of injury, when you broke your leg and you can’t train properly. Is it easy to come back to big sport after that?
– It depends on how many Fedotovs will serve. If he goes a whole year without hockey or training, it’s very hard. It is clear that the guy is only 25 years old and can immediately get into shape. Look at Slavka Voinov – he didn’t play for a whole year, but he came out and was in order in the KHL.
There are players who can do it. And there are those who will miss three or four months and will no longer be able to regain their peak form. I hope Fedotov belongs to the first type and everything will be fine with him. I can only express words of support to Ivan. Cool keeper, and he probably didn’t think it would happen to him instead of Philadelphia…
– Maybe Fedotov will still reach the Flyers.
We will look, yes. I wish him good luck, so that everything he has planned will come true,” Shipachev said.
In July, Fedotov was arrested in St. Petersburg on suspicion of escaping military service, the hockey player was taken to Severodvinsk. As it became known from , the goalkeeper will remain in the city in the training unit until the oath is taken. He is expected to be sworn in on August 13. Fedotov is the silver medalist of the 2022 Olympics, the winner of the Gagarin Cup with CSKA. In May, the goaltender signed a contract with the Philadelphia Flyers club in the NHL.
Source : MatchTV
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