MOSCOW, July 6, Andrey Senchenko. Military service will not affect professional career hockey player Ivan Fedotov, said a member of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports Roman Teryushkov, the deputy called the goalkeeper's decision to sign a contract with the Philadelphia club of the National Hockey League (NHL) as strange. On Friday, the media reported that Fedotov was detained in St. military registration and enlistment office. On July 5, lawyer Alexei Ponomarev, representing the interests of the athlete, said that Fedotov was already in the military unit. Earlier, he turned to the military prosecutor's office with a demand to recognize the decision of the draft board as illegal. «It will not affect his career in any way, he will repay his debt to the Motherland. There are good-level teams in the Northern Fleet, the guys play decently there. As far as I know, he was offered a contract with good conditions in CSKA: In such a difficult time, it is impossible to leave Russia for the United States — a country that pursues an aggressive policy towards us, takes an active part in hostilities on the side of the Nazis — it is impossible. His choice to go overseas raises big questions in me. big American dollar,” said Teryushkov. “If we talk about hockey, then in America it’s a business. They benefit from Alexander Ovechkin. The Americans are waiting for him to beat Wayne Gretzky’s record for goals in the championship. This is the main intrigue for the next three years. The Americans are understand that for them Ovechkin's record is a lot of money. Everything else is insignificant for them,» he added.
