Rene Fasel, former president of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), declined to comment on his involvement in the Continental Hockey League (KHL).
On April 8, Fasel took part in the fourth game of the Western Conference CSKA – SKA (2:3) final playoff series in Moscow.
“I’m not here,” the official replied when asked by journalists about working in the league.
We will remind, earlier the press service of the KHL said that Switzerland will be actively involved in solving the strategic problems of league development. He noted that he did not sign an official contract with the KHL.
On March 24, the IIHF sent information to the Ethics Committee for consideration about possible collaboration between KHL and Fasel. Heikki Hietanen, CEO of the 2022 World Championship Organizing Committee, announced that Fasel could be removed from his post as honorary chairman of the IIHF.
Earlier, two-time Olympic champion Alexander Kozhevnikov commented on the IIHF’s decision to open an investigation against the Russian Ice Hockey Federation (RHF). criticized The current IIHF President is Luc Tardif.