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I think that's already been happening for some time.
ФХР попросила клубы поддержать армию России. Акция является обязательной и подлежит отчетности (Станислав Гридасов)
ФХР попросила клубы поддержать армию России. Об этом сообщил основатель Sports.ru и бывший главный редактор PRОспорт Станислав Гридасов .www.sports.ru
Doesn't the Ivan Fedotov situation pretty much refute this? He signs with CSKA and when he wants to leave after that contract is up he gets conscripted into the army and forcibly moved to a military base for a year.
This wouldn't happen in any other hockey country in the world, I can assure you of that.
KHL teams are NOT affiliated with the military.
However many clubs have the political influence to make conscription offices ‘look the other way’ in regards to their players. CSKA was doing that with Fedotov. And when Fedotov signed with the Flyers, CSKA rescinded that protection.
Similar to Finland, Russian males are required to serve; but Russia offers proper legal ways out of it.
Had Fedotov bothered to obtain a legitimate deferment (like any other citizen) instead of relying on CSKA’s connections, he’d be in Philadelphia.
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