New IIHF Sanctions On Russian Players Spell Trouble For Blackhawks’ Future Plans

This weekend, the IIHF announced it would be imposing sanctions against Russian club CSKA Moscow, the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, and new Flyers goaltender Ivan Fedotov. The three parties were involved in a series of events where they all “violated IIHF transfer agreements and had Fedotov play in the KHL while under active contract with the Flyers,” according to a report from Frank Seravalli. The way things were handled resulted in a fine of one million Swiss Francs (more than $1.1 million USD) to the Russian Federation...