Zherdev is cleared to play for Columbus
Mar 5, 2004 12:19:58 GMT -5
Post by Rimmer on Mar 5, 2004 12:19:58 GMT -5
from IIHF official website:
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Independent arbitrator Stephan Netzle (Switzerland) announced today that the National Hockey League and the Columbus Blue Jackets did not violate the IIHF-NHL transfer agreement as the NHL club recruited Russian player Nikolai Zherdev from his former club team CSKA Moscow in early December 2003.
Stephan Netzle, a judge from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland, wrote in the arbitration report that Zherdev had signed a valid NHL contract with Columbus before the August 15th deadline and was thus eligible to play for the NHL club as of the start of the 2003-2004 season.
Stephan Netzle, a judge from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland, wrote in the arbitration report that Zherdev had signed a valid NHL contract with Columbus before the August 15th deadline and was thus eligible to play for the NHL club as of the start of the 2003-2004 season.
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