It’s never boring when it comes to hockey in Philadelphia. On Friday morning, Flyers general manager Danny Briere held a press conference introducing goaltender Ivan Fedotov as a full-time member of the NHL roster after a tumultuous few years where it seemed like he would never be able to step on North American ice.
The 27-year-old netminder has gone through a lot to get to this point and on the ground in Philadelphia. Back in July 2022, he signed his one-year rookie deal with the Flyers but was soon after arrested for alleged evasion of military service, preventing him to head overseas, and sent to a military base in Siberia.