Columbus Blue Jackets did not communicate with CSKA coach Sergei Fedorov about the possible appointment of a Russian specialist to the post of head coach of the team. It has been reported Athletic.
The Blue Jackets never saw him as a candidate, the club never contacted him, and never interviewed him for the job despite reports to the contrary. We do not rule out that Fedorov will one day return to the NHL, and this will be a great story, ”the article says.
It is worth noting that Fedorov is a three-time Stanley Cup winner with Detroit.
The specialist headed CSKA in the summer of 2021. This appointment caused much controversy as it was his first coaching experience in his life. He just finished his career in this team in 2013. He remained with the club after that.
Recall that in the seventh match of the final series against the Kazan “Ak Bars”, CSKA won with a score of 3: 2 and won the Gagarin Cup. Among the winners, Anton Slepyshev, Vladislav Kamenev and Darren Dietz scored goals for the Kazan team, Kirill Petrov and Dmitry Voronkov.
Last year, the wards of Sergei Fedorov defeated Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the final of the Gagarin Cup.
formerly Fedorov ConfessedHis job in the NHL is no longer possible.