“Match TV”: IIHF may deprive FHR of membership due to the case of CSKA hockey player Fedotov
The International Hockey Federation (IIHF) may deprive the Russian Hockey Federation (RHF) of membership if the Russian side continues to ignore sanctions in the case of CSKA Moscow goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov. Match TV became aware of this.
According to the source, the IIHF may file a lawsuit with the disciplinary committee complaining that its decision is not being implemented. According to the code, there are six possible penalties, ranging from a warning to expulsion of the federation from the IIHF.
On September 1, Fedotov took to the ice in a Kontinental Hockey League match. The IIHF fined the FHR and the player himself, threatening additional sanctions if he continued to participate in matches. After this, the player repeatedly appeared in regular season matches.
On August 14, the IIHF disqualified Fedotov for four months, and CSKA banned international transfers for a year. The IIHF refused to register a contract with Fedotov for the new KHL season due to the player’s existing agreement with the National Hockey League club Philadelphia. He was supposed to go there a year earlier, but was detained on suspicion of evading military service, after which he was sent to serve in the Russian Navy.
Source: Lenta
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