MOSCOW, Jul 8 National Hockey League (NHL) Commissioner Gary Bettman said that the league and clubs do not intend to intervene in the situation around the problems that Russian hockey players have with military service. Last week, the military registration and enlistment office detained the goalkeeper of the Russian national team Ivan Fedotov, who signed a contract with the Philadelphia NHL club in the offseason. At the moment he is in the military unit. The NHL is also interested in rumors that Minnesota hockey player Kirill Kaprizov is allegedly wanted in Russia for illegally obtaining a military ID in 2017. we do not have complete information about the relations of hockey players in Russia with the authorities, and we will have to respect this process. I think the league or clubs should not interfere in what is happening in Russia, «Bettman was quoted by The Athletic journalist Michael Russo on Twitter. As previously reported The Athletic, the NHL and clubs in the league are concerned that players on holiday in Russia may be prevented from returning to their teams in time for the start of the new season. Many clubs allegedly offered the Russians to conduct pre-season training outside of Russia, and an agent representing the interests of a number of Russian players suggested that his clients not return home.
