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.
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.
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