Moscow CoachDynamo » Alexei Kudashov in an interview with , he shared his opinion on the situation with the goalkeeper of the Russian national team Ivan Fedotov .
The 25-year-old goaltender, who signed with Philadelphia in May, has been detained in St. Petersburg on suspicion of escaping military service. He was taken to Severodvinsk, where he is expected to take the military oath in August.
– At the Olympics, you worked with goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov. What can you say about him as a person?
– A calm and reasonable guy, a wonderful person in the team. I can’t say anything bad about him. Good keeper.
– If Ivan has to miss a year, can he then return to the previous level?
– As far as I know, in Severodvinsk there is a hockey team in this part. So even in the worst case, it won’t go without ice. There is an ice rink nearby. Fedotov has a reliable level of skill, he won’t lose it in a year.
– How was the issue of military service resolved when you were a player?
– All army teams had the opportunity to serve without breaking with hockey, being in sports enterprises. And I chose Wings of the Soviets. Therefore, I was immediately offered to enter an institute with a military department. The club contributed to it. I graduated from it, went to boot camp and received the rank of lieutenant.
Source : MatchTV
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