Athletistic/Hockey. One of the main Russian goalkeepers in the 2021/2022 season was Ivan Fedotov. He left Traktor for CSKA in the summer of 2021. Immediately, Fedotov began to show high quality play. He was called up as the main goalkeeper of the Russian national team for the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Our country’s national team won silver, losing to the Finns in the final. At the same time, the goalkeeper performed excellently during the tournament. In the group stage, he kept clean sheets in matches against Switzerland (1:0) and Denmark (2:0). No less important role was played by Ivan Fedotov in the semi-final, where the Russian team defeated the Swedish team with a score of 2:1 in a shootout.
The club’s season was also successful for Ivan Fedotov. CSKA won the Gagarin Cup, beating Lokomotiv, Dynamo, SKA and Metallurg in the process. After the end of the season, Ivan Fedotov decided to join the Philadelphia Flyers. He signed a contract with an NHL club.
It didn’t work to go abroad. In July 2022, Ivan Fedotov was called up for military service. In the summer of 2023, upon returning from the army, he signed a new contract with CSKA. This led to a number of disagreements between the KHL and NHL. Philadelphia believed Fedotov’s contract was still valid. The IIHF banned CSKA from registering newcomers, as well as Fedotov from going on the ice. However, the army did not implement what was prescribed.
CSKA’s season was unsuccessful. The team took sixth place in the KHL Eastern Conference standings at the end of the regular season. In the first round of the playoffs, the army team lost to Lokomotiv with a score of 1:4 in the series. In particular, Ivan Fedotov received a lot of criticism from fans.
On Thursday, March 28, CSKA decided to terminate the contract with Ivan Fedotov. However, we learned today that he will be going to the Philadelphia Flyers. The American club reported this on a page of a foreign social network. Fans of the “Pilots” reacted to the transfer of Ivan Fedotov. Note that the NHL regular season is still underway. So Fedotov has a chance to help his team in the playoffs.
villebrack14:
-Ladies and gentlemen, we got it!
mikemcquiston_:
– Give Erson a rest and let Fedotov play tomorrow.
keaviar:
– We finally found a Russian. Welcome to Philadelphia!
Vivalavidavid:
-I can’t believe this is actually happening.
kylogreen:
– Fresh Russian gas.
Yaroslav Piatykh, Athletistic
Source: Sport
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