Ivan Fedotov
Born (1996-11-28) 28 November 1996
Lappeenranta, Finland
Height 6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
KHL team
Former teams		 CSKA Moscow
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Traktor Chelyabinsk
National team  Russia
NHL Draft 188th overall, 2015
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 2014–present

Ivan Dmitrievich Fedotov (Russian: Иван Дмитревич Федотов; born 28 November 1996) is a Finnish-born Russian professional ice hockey goaltender. He is playing with HC CSKA Moscow in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with his National Hockey League (NHL) rights currently contracted by the Philadelphia Flyers.

Playing career

On 12 December 2014, Fedotov made his Kontinental Hockey League debut playing with HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk during the 2014–15 KHL season.[1] Fedotov was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 7th round of the 2015 NHL Draft with the 188th overall selection.

Unable to add to his solitary game with Nizhnekamsk, Fedotov was traded to Salavat Yulaev Ufa on May 4, 2016.[2]

Following the 2018–19 season, having played the majority of the year in Salavat's VHL farm club, Fedotov was traded to Traktor Chelyabinsk on 6 May 2019.[3]

On 2 May 2021, Fedotov left Traktor after two seasons when he was traded to CSKA Moscow in exchange for financial compensation.[4] In the 2021–22 season, while playing with the perennially contending CSKA, Fedotov assumed the starting goaltender role and appeared in 26 games with a 14–10–2 record and a 2.00 GAA and .919 save percentage. He collected 16 wins through 22 games in the post-season in helping CSKA claim their second Gagarin Cup in franchise history. He was named as a finalist for the KHL's top goaltender of the year.[5]

On 7 May 2022, Fedotov as a free agent was signed to a one-year, entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers for the 2022–23 season.[6] While in preparation to depart for North America, on 1 July 2022, Fedotov was arrested for alleged evasion of military service in Russia and sent to Severomorsk, which prevented him from joining the Philadelphia Flyers. Fedotov would miss the entirety of the season to fulfil his military service requirements.

Upon completion of his compulsory training, Fedotov's contract with the Flyers was initially announced to have been tolled for the following 2023–24 season.[7] However with the memorandum of understanding suspended between the NHL and KHL, Fedotov was signed to a two-year contract to resume his playing career with previous club, CSKA Moscow of the KHL on 8 July 2023.[8] The KHL later announced to have registered his contract with CSKA on the basis of Fedotov not holding a 'valid and binding contract with a NHL club'.[9] On 31 July 2023, the NHL and the Philadelphia Flyers contested the KHL's decision to register his contract, and formally submitted a request to the International Ice Hockey Federation that his contract with the Flyers be tolled.[10]

International play

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  ROC
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2022 Beijing

On 23 January 2022, Fedotov was named to the roster to represent Russian Olympic Committee athletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[11]

Awards and honors

Award Year
KHL
Gagarin Cup (CSKA Moscow) 2022 [12]

Personal life

Fedotov was born in Lappeenranta, Finland, to a Finnish-Russian mother and a Russian father. He is of Finnish descent through his Finnish maternal grandparent. He has said: "I consider myself completely Russian. I have lived in Russia my entire life."[13]

Arrest

On 1 July 2022 Fedotov was arrested in Saint Petersburg for alleged evasion of military service. He was reportedly hospitalized after falling ill with what his lawyer called stress-induced gastritis.[5] He was then reportedly deployed to the town of Severomorsk, which is home to the administrative base of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Navy.[14][15][16][17]

References

  1. ↑ "Ivan Fedotov player profile". Kontinental Hockey League. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Three players join Neftekhimik" (in Russian). HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "May 6, KHL transactions" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Ivan Fedotov joins CSKA" (in Russian). HC CSKA Moscow. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Russian Ice Hockey Star Reportedly Detained For Alleged Evasion Of Military Service". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 1 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Flyers sign G Ivan Fedotov to entry-level contract". NHL.com. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "KHL registers Flyers goalie Ivan Fedotov's contract with CSKA". Philadelphia Inquirer. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov signs contract with CSKA" (in Russian). HC CSKA Moscow. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "KHL registers Ivan Fedotov's contract with CSKA" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "NHL, Flyers submit Fedotov's contract should be tolled". The Sports Network. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "ROC targets repeat gold". International Ice Hockey Federation. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "CSKA wins Gagarin Cup". Kontinental Hockey League. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  13. ↑ Heikkilä, Tuomas (1 July 2022). "Venäläis-suomalainen tähtivahti pidätettiin Venäjällä – oli lähdössä NHL:ään". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  14. ↑ Myllykoski, Tatu (4 July 2022). "Venäjällä pidätetty kiekkotähti passitetaan pahamaineiselle sotilassaarelle – nyt kohuun reagoi Aleksandr Ovetshkin". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  15. ↑ "NHL-seuran maalivahti lähetetty pahamaineiseen armeijakasarmiin – tämä tiedetään Suomessa syntyneen Ivan Fedotovin mystisestä tilanteesta". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  16. ↑ "NHL 'Draft Dodger' Fedotov Detained, Sent to Arctic – Reports". The Moscow Times. 4 July 2022.
  17. ↑ "How the war in Ukraine is impacting Russian players in the NHL and beyond". ESPN.com. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
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