Two-time Olympic champion Alexander Kozhevnikov commented on the information that the International Ice Hockey Federation may impose additional sanctions on CSKA due to the disqualified goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov’s visit to the Ak Bars match. Kozhevnikov quotes “Soviet sport”.
“There is a division between us; they say ‘it’s possible’, CSKA says ‘no’, the prosecution says we don’t need to comply. We’ve come from almost everywhere. Do we have to bow down to some Finns? Some bastards? Turmalayam? From the time of Peter the Great Finns, Swedes, who haven’t been able to calm down since. “You have to make your own decisions,” Kozhevnikov said.
Recall that despite the sanctions of the IIHF, Ivan Fedotov participated in the match with Ak Bars. The sanctions included penalizing CSKA with a one-season international transfer ban and disqualifying Ivan Fedotov until December 31, 2023. This decision was made because the army club signed a deal with Fedotov despite having a valid contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.
socialbites.ca carried out the online text broadcast of the match between CSKA and Ak Bars. The match, which took place in Moscow CSKA Arena, ended with Ak Bars’ 5:2 victory.
Former IIHF press officer Shimon Schemberg declarationUsed as a pawn in a dispute over Ivan Fedotov’s contract.