MOSCOW, April 19, Sergey Fuks. The Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation will consider the proposal of the Ice Hockey Federation Russia (FHR) to reduce the number of foreign players in the clubs of the Continental Hockey League (KHL) and the Major Hockey League (VHL), the press service of the department reported. At the moment, Russian clubs can include no more than five foreign players in the application for the match, but their number not limited in the application for the season.» The Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation received a proposal from the Russian Hockey Federation to amend the order of the Ministry of Sports of Russia dated April 20, 2017 No. 368 (as amended on December 2, 2019) «On approval of restrictions on the participation of athletes who do not to play for the sports teams of the Russian Federation, in all-Russian sports competitions in the sport of hockey,” the message says. more than three, including one goalkeeper, and in the championship of the Higher Hockey League (the third most powerful division in the Russian hockey system) — no more than three, but not a single goalkeeper. «At the same time, the FHR proposes that restrictions on participation in all-Russian sports competitions should not apply to athletes with sports citizenship of the EAEU member states. The Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation will consider the proposal of the FHR, analyze it and consult with experts, after which it will make a decision on this issue,» the ministry said.
