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[REPORT] Russian NHL prospect arrested for "draft evasion"

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Fedotov was signed in May in hopes that he could be in the running for the Flyers backup duty. 

 

Scary times. You have to wonder for the Russian players that have returned home from the NHL will see the same fate. I hope Russian players especially Podkolzin, Kuzmenko, other russian NHL players and their family are safe.

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15 minutes ago, Alflives said:

Similar circumstances to Kuzmenko, isn’t it?  Guy signs to come play here.  Kuz should get out of there.  

https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ice-hockey-fedotov-evasion-military-service/31925048.html

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The CSKA is an ice hockey club of the Russian Army and its members are officially considered military personnel. Therefore, termination of contracts by team members may be considered illegal.

Technically no, sounds like CSKA Moscow is military governed. SKA St. Petersburg doesn't appear to be but literally the team name is known as "Sport Club of the Army". 

 

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https://phillyhockeynow.com/2022/07/01/philadelphia-flyers-ivan-fedtov-goalie-arrested-dodging-draft-felix-sandstrom-russia/

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According to Fontanka.ru,  the police department of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region received an official arrest request from the military prosecutor’s office, stating there were “sufficient grounds to consider Fedotov an army draft dodger.”

Fedotov reportedly could face up to two years in prison.

Scary stuff.

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11 minutes ago, CRAZY_4_NAZZY said:

https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ice-hockey-fedotov-evasion-military-service/31925048.html

Technically no, sounds like CSKA Moscow is military governed. SKA St. Petersburg doesn't appear to be but literally the team name is known as "Sport Club of the Army". 

 

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https://phillyhockeynow.com/2022/07/01/philadelphia-flyers-ivan-fedtov-goalie-arrested-dodging-draft-felix-sandstrom-russia/

Scary stuff.

Thanks for clearing that up.  Sounds like that club is the old “Red Army” team that players defected from to be here.  

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No idea if this could affect Kuzmenko. Don't think so. I would assume this could have an effect on the up and coming NHL draft though. Those young players wouldn't

be affected yet but sure as heck would be later. Russia has taken such a step backwards in all regards.

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2 minutes ago, Muttley said:

No idea if this could affect Kuzmenko. Don't think so. I would assume this could have an effect on the up and coming NHL draft though. Those young players wouldn't

be affected yet but sure as heck would be later. Russia has taken such a step backwards in all regards.

I "think" he's already here, at least I hope so.

 

Russia is sliding back 40 years into the real cold war era of relations with North America and the rest of the world.

 

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19 minutes ago, Alflives said:

Thanks for clearing that up.  Sounds like that club is the old “Red Army” team that players defected from to be here.  

Yes CSKA is the old Red Army team.  All those players back in the day had to serve military duty.  It seems that has not changed to this day.  

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1 hour ago, CRAZY_4_NAZZY said:

 

This is so sad.

If that had happened in the states, those soldiers would have been seen as the criminals, hijacking/kidnapping.

 

Putin, such a Kunt(z).

Feel terribly sorry for everybody who is affected by this despot.

Especially Ukraine (for now)(who's next).

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It seems odd that the military picked up a player who is 25 yrs old.  I wonder if he has some kind of previous

commitment to the army.  If it's due to his recent signing; well there are others in the same position (Kuzemenko).

 

We'll see if this is a specific situation, or if it will escalate over the off season in the NHL.

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