Andrey SenchenkoSport correspondentAll materialsLeave to the authorWhat is behind the main transfer rumor of the day. «Ivan Fedotov signed a contract with CSKA for 3 years,» — with this news, Sport-Express journalist Alexei Shevchenko literally blew up the hockey media space. Later, his colleague from the same publication Artur Khairullin added that subsequently the Russian goalkeeper will be exchanged for another club in the Continental Hockey League. These data would not be so sensational if not for one «but» — Fedotov is serving in the army after he was detained by the military enlistment office in the summer. At the moment, Ivan is in a military unit in the Arkhangelsk region, where, according to his lawyer Alexei Ponomarev, «he keeps fit as much as he can.» However, the information about the return of the goalkeeper to CSKA did not reach the truth: soon the boss of the «red-blue» issued a refutation .
"The head of the club did not meet with Ivan Fedotov, as he serves in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Accordingly, there was no discussion, no contract exists. I would like to appeal to journalists who are shamelessly and illiterately trying to promote themselves on this, and ask them to stop such speculations" Igor Esmantovich club press service.