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03/29 08:03 CDT Former KHL club CSKA Moscow goaltender Ivan Fedotov joins
Philadelphia Flyers
Former KHL club CSKA Moscow goaltender Ivan Fedotov joins Philadelphia Flyers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) --- Nine years after he was drafted by Philadelphia, goalie
Ivan Fedotov has joined the Flyers.
Fedotov --- whose NHL career was delayed following a forced stint in Russian
military service --- had his contract in Russia's KHL terminated Thursday by
CSKA Moscow.
Fedotov and Flyers general manager Danny Briere are set to meet the media on
Friday at the team's headquarters in New Jersey.
CSKA announced the abrupt termination with one year remaining on it, saying it
keeps his KHL rights and "the club thanks Ivan Fedotov and wishes him good luck
in further career."
The Flyers drafted Fedotov in the seventh round in 2015. The 27-year-old
Fedotov is under contract with the Flyers this season after his initial deal,
signed in May 2022, was tolled. He attempted to come to North America in July
2022, but instead was taken by authorities to a remote military base in the
Arctic Circle for a year of service.
Last summer, after completing that service, Fedotov signed a two-year contract
with CSKA. He played for the team this past season, appearing in 49 games
through March 8, when it was eliminated in the first round of the KHL's Gagarin
Cup playoffs.
Because Fedotov already had an NHL contract with the Flyers, the International
Ice Hockey Federation last summer ruled in their favor and sanctioned him and
CSKA.
Fedotov was the starter for the Russians at the 2022 Beijing Olympics when they
reached the final and lost to Finland.
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