Minnesota Wild hockey player Kirill Kaprizov. File photoMOSCOW, July 9 Russian striker Kirill Kaprizov of the Minnesota NHL club was denied entry to the United States, Athletic journalist Michael Russo said, citing sources in the league. Ivan Fedotov, who in the offseason signed a contract with the Philadelphia NHL club. Now he is in the military unit. The NHL was also interested in rumors that Minnesota hockey player Kirill Kaprizov was allegedly put on the wanted list in Russia for illegally obtaining a military ID in 2017. At the same time, League Commissioner Gary Bettman said that the NHL and clubs do not intend to interfere in the situation around the problems that Russian hockey players have with military service.
"Kaprizov recently left Russia for Dubai and tried to return to the United States . However, he was unable to enter the United States, perhaps because now he does not have a work visa, despite a five-year contract signed in September last year", Russo wrote.
The journalist recalled that last season some players from Russia and European countries were allowed to play without visas due to problems with the work of US consulates during the COVID-19 pandemic.