Update: Flyers' Goaltender Shipped Off to Russian Artic Naval Base

Flyers goaltender Ivan Fedotov has been sent to Severomorsk in the Kola Peninsula at night, according to his lawyer Alexei Ponomarev. Ponomarev had said earlier in the day that Fedotov's whereabouts were unknown, and that he was reportedly missing. 

According to TASS, the would be @NHLFlyers goalie Ivan Fedotov will be sent to serve on Novaya Zemlya, an Arctic outpost. This, without a doubt, has been arranged by CSKA owner Igor Sechin, Putin's close friend, as retaliation for wanting to leave the KHL.

— Slava Malamud 🇺🇦 (@SlavaMalamud) July 3, 2022

Severomorsk is the key base and headquarters for Vladimir Putin's Northern Fleet, which is the Russian army's fleet in the artic.

This past weekend, Fedotov was detained at a St. Petersburg ice rink. It was reported that police then took him to a military enlistment office and accused him of trying to dodge the draft. While at the enlistment office, Fedotov suddenly fell ill and had to be rushed to the hospital. 

Ponomarev told the Russian media that Fedotov was "given some kind of injections" that he didn't understand, and that he and Fedotov's family were not allowed to see the goalie. 

Here's video of Ivan Fedotov being detained as he left training at the arena.

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— Hockey News Hub (@HockeyNewsHub) July 1, 2022

The Flyers just signed Fedotov to a one-year entry-level contract in May. He will miss the upcoming season, at the very least.

Russian media are covering the Ivan Fedotov story: Former CSKA and Russian national team goaltender will be stationed in an arctic naval Navy training facility until September, and then deployed somewhere for up to a year of military service. He will miss the upcoming season.

— Andrew Zadarnowski (@AZadarski) July 4, 2022

Just an absolutely bizzare and scary story for Fedotov and his family.

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