Friday, May 22, 2015

Fetisov wants to ban young Russians from going to NHL (Yahoo Sports)

Former NHL star Slava Fetisov jumps on ice during the Continental Hockey League (KHL) ice hockey match between CSKA Moscow and SKA St.Petersburg in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. The defenseman and former captain of the Soviet Union national team ended his professional career at age 40 after winning a second straight Stanley Cup with the Detroit Red Wings in 1998. Fetisov is president of CSKA and a member of the upper house of Russia's parliament. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Former Detroit Red Wings star Slava Fetisov has called for Russia to reintroduce Soviet-style restrictions to prevent promising young hockey players from moving to the NHL. Fetisov, who is now a senator in Russia, tells Russia's R-Sport news agency that federal law should be used to stop Russian players from moving to North America before they turn 28. The aim is to keep ''our most talented guys, the ones who the people come to see.'' Fetisov was one of the first players to benefit from the relaxation of Soviet-era rules which prevented any hockey players from leaving.




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