The contract signed by the Russian goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov with the Continental Hockey League (KHL) club CSKA does not violate the agreement with the National Hockey League (NHL) Philadelphia club, since the athlete’s contract with the American team has expired – the goalkeeper did not have any legal reasonable restrictions. About this “Match TV” said CSKA head Igor Esmantovich.
According to Esmantovich, the KHL clearly and professionally resolved the situation with the contract of goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov. The league’s decision was justified by the completion of the hockey player’s contract with Philadelphia, he said.
“I think the league has acted very competently in this situation, handling the situation in detail and consistently. A rigorous legal review of the NHL documents was done, followed by the verified, dot-by-point location of the KHL sent to the address. The most important thing here is Fedotov’s Philadelphia The fact that his contract with CSKA has been signed for the 2022/23 season and is not extended further, that is, Ivan does not have any legally justified restrictions on concluding an agreement with CSKA.
Summing up this situation, Esmantovich stated that “the KHL did everything professionally and clearly.”
The CSKA President also expressed his gratitude to the Russian Ice Hockey Federation (FHR), explaining that “everyone is working together in this situation”.
Press service of the CSKA hockey club on Saturday, July 8 announced About signing a contract with Russian goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov. NHL reacted to this information expressionThe goalkeeper’s contract with the military is in violation of his contract with Philadelphia.