US journalist called Ovechkin a coward for refusing to talk about Fedotov

MOSCOW, July 8 US journalist Kyle Pagan criticized the forward «Washington» Alexander Ovechkin for refusing to comment on the situation with goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov, who was drafted into the army. Fedotov was detained by the military enlistment office in St. Petersburg at the beginning of the week. Later he was taken to a military unit for military service. According to media reports, he will serve in Severodvinsk. «Ovechkin did not want to talk about this topic. I look forward to when Fedotov takes revenge on him, playing for Philadelphia. Ovechkin is a coward,» Pagan said. Fedotov spent the past season with CSKA and won the Gagarin Cup. He also became the silver medalist of the Beijing Olympics. In the offseason, the goalkeeper signed a contract with the Philadelphia NHL club.