Ivan Fedotov was reportedly held on suspicion of making an attempt to evade army service
The Russian Ice Hockey Federation has requested authorities officers to make clear the scenario surrounding goaltender Ivan Fedotov, who was detained in St. Petersburg on Friday. The 25-year-old was reportedly held on suspicion of making an attempt to evade army service, and it has since been reported that he has been despatched to a navy heart in northern Russia.
“The Russian Ice Hockey Federation is monitoring the scenario with the goalkeeper of the Russian nationwide crew Ivan Fedotov concerning his service within the military. The federation has contacted authorities businesses to make clear the main points of the case,” learn a press release from president Vladislav Tretiak, a former three-time Olympic champion goaltender.
The small print surrounding Fedotov’s case are nonetheless rising, though numerous Russian media stories point out that he’s within the metropolis of Severodvinsk on the shores of the White Sea within the northern Arkhangelsk area.
TASS beforehand cited a supply as saying that the participant was in Severmorsk within the Murmansk area additional north, with claims that he may very well be despatched to Novaya Zemlya within the Arctic Circle to carry out his army service.
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An official from Russia’s Northern Fleet informed RIA Novosti on Monday that Fedotov had not been enlisted and was solely at a naval coaching heart.
“Within the Northern Fleet, we don’t have such a serviceman as Ivan Fedotov, he has entered the coaching unit of the Navy,” the consultant mentioned.
“When there’s a distribution [of students] after the coaching and he enters the Northern Fleet, then we are able to discuss his service. Now he’s solely finding out.”
Studies point out that Fedotov will stay on the coaching heart till at the least September, after which his vacation spot might be determined.
The scenario has forged appreciable doubt over Fedotov’s plans to go to the NHL in America, the place he signed a take care of the Philadelphia Flyers in Could after his contract at CSKA Moscow ended.
Whereas at CSKA, Fedotov helped the crew to the 2022 Gagarin Cup title – the KHL’s equal of the Stanley Cup – and gained the league’s ‘Goalie of the Yr’ accolade.
Fedotov was additionally on the Russian crew which gained the silver medal on the Beijing Olympics again in February.
There have been claims within the Russian media that Fedotov’s present predicament might have emerged due to a dispute with former crew CSKA Moscow, a sporting establishment which is historically related to the Russian army.
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Fedotov’s lawyer Alexey Ponomarev has dismissed any wrongdoing with regard to army service, which is compulsory for Russian males between the ages of 18 and 27 until they’ve a legitimate exemption.
Ponomarev mentioned a authorized attraction had already been launched on behalf of his consumer to cancel his obvious drafting for army service.
Fedotov was seen being detained on Friday in St. Petersburg, the place he had been finishing up particular person coaching forward of his deliberate transfer to the NHL.
He was taken unwell later that day whereas at a army conscription workplace, reportedly with gastritis, and was transferred to a navy hospital by ambulance.
Nonetheless, he was later moved to the north of Russia, with conflicting stories over the place precisely he ended up.
Commenting on the case on Monday, Russian Sports activities Minister Oleg Matytsin mentioned that he was prepared to assist the Ministry of Protection with any particulars concerning the case, however that individuals should “stay by the legislation.”
“The problem of the lifetime of army personnel is inside the competence of the Ministry of Protection. In the event that they want any help, we’ll present it. We’re in shut contact with colleagues from the Ministry of Protection, we’ll do every thing needed,” mentioned Matytsin.
Fedotov’s proposed NHL employers the Philadelphia Flyers have mentioned they’re “conscious” of the stories of his detention and are monitoring the scenario.
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