Head of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) Alexei Morozov In an interview with , he said that if a hockey player moves from another country to the All-Russian Hockey League (VHL), the transfer card remains.
On Tuesday, a meeting was held between the KHL management and the league clubs on amendments to the federal law “On Physical Culture and Sports.” Alexey Morozov said that the KHL would remain in the Russian hockey system and interact directly with the Ministry of Sports, thereby gaining independence from the IIHF and the FHR. The KHL also proposed to the FHR to terminate the agreement on the transfer of rights to national championships.
— Will the changes affect the mechanism of moving players between KHL and VHL teams, which remain under the jurisdiction of the FHR?
— We want to preserve – and there are agreements that we will preserve – the vertical that currently exists: children’s and youth sports, NMHL, MHL, VHL, KHL. So that players can play in Russia within these leagues.
But if players come from another country, they will have to obtain a transfer card to participate in the VHL. Because these competitions will take place under the auspices of the FHR, which is a member of the IIHF.
— That is to say, it is better not to lead to a situation in which foreign players would be “exiled” in the Major League?
“Yes, we will have to have a clearer approach in choosing foreign players (smiles),” Morozov said in an interview with .
Earlier, the KHL stated that it would not register new contracts for hockey players who have existing agreements with other clubs, unfulfilled obligations or other circumstances preventing the signing of an agreement. The statement also states that after the entry into force of the new version of the Sports Law and the compliance of the regulatory documents of the Ministry of Sports and the KHL, KHL clubs will no longer require a transfer card for a player’s application.
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