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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Mar 31, 2004 8:19:51 GMT -5
Associated Press 3/24/2004 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - No. 1 draft prospect Alexander Ovechkin might have a tough time getting from Russia to the NHL next season. The player-transfer contract between the NHL and the International Ice Hockey Federation expires at the end of this season. Some clubs in the Russian elite league have said they do not want to be a part of any new agreement. Without a player-transfer agreement, it would likely take longer to get European players into NHL uniforms. - www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?ID=77705&hubName= |
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Post by Rimmer on Mar 31, 2004 9:13:45 GMT -5
I would really like to know if Kastitsyn's contract status has changed after coming to Belarus. was he just loaned by CSKA for the duration of the season or released from his contract?
R.
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Post by montreal on Apr 6, 2004 15:32:33 GMT -5
I would really like to know if Kastitsyn's contract status has changed after coming to Belarus. was he just loaned by CSKA for the duration of the season or released from his contract? R. He was loaned as far as I know. |
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on May 6, 2004 15:22:48 GMT -5
Russian revolution afoot?By Kyle Woodlief, Special to USATODAY.com It's still in the whisper stage and hasn¹t yet reached a dull roar, but here's one more issue worth watching for its potential impact on the draft: the NHL's agreement with the IIHF regarding transfer fees for Europeans is about to expire, and Russia is looking to break away from the rest of the Euro nations and essentially do its own deal. The IIHF, which has been empowered to negotiate for all European countries in the past, is none too happy, but the Russian Federation seems intent upon practicing its own new brand of separatism. And it's already leading to some tough talk from NHL negotiators, who are not interested in signing any new transfer agreement that doesn't include the Russians. - www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/columnist/woodlief/2004-04-22-woodlief_x.htm
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on May 28, 2004 5:25:58 GMT -5
Russians seek 'fair deal' from NHLTough talk over expired transfer agreement 'We're tired of being treated like poor relatives' MICHAEL MAINVILLE SPECIAL TO THE STAR MOSCOW—Alexander Ovechkin, the Russian phenom widely expected to be the first pick in this year's National Hockey League entry draft, has been wearing a Moscow Dynamo jersey since he was old enough to skate. He joined Dynamo's hockey school at the age of 6 and has become its pride and joy — a potential superstar who this season had 13 goals and 23 points in 56 games skating with the Russian league club's top line. "He is a typical example of how we prepare our players. He's a member of the Moscow Dynamo family," says Alexei Panfilov, the club's sports director. "We've been preparing him for most of his life to play for Dynamo. And now we're going to lose him." But not without a fight. Fed up with losing top talents to the NHL for what they say is a pittance in compensation, hockey clubs here are getting tough. "We're tired of being treated like poor relatives," says Vsevolod Kukushkin of the Russian Hockey Federation. "We want to be treated like equal partners, we want respect and a fair deal." - full Starticle
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Jul 7, 2004 18:24:36 GMT -5
Pay upRussian team wants $2 million from Capitals to release OvechkinPosted: Wednesday July 7, 2004 2:32PM; Updated: Wednesday July 7, 2004 2:32PM MOSCOW (Reuters) -- The Washington Capitals will have to pay at least $2 million if they want to see Russian forward Alexander Ovechkin in their uniform this season, his club Dynamo Moscow said on Wednesday. Washington selected the 19-year-old with the first overall pick in the NHL entry draft last month. - sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/hockey/nhl/07/07/caps.ovechkin/index.html
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Post by Tattac on Jul 9, 2004 1:29:26 GMT -5
I watched an interview with Fetisov yesterday. It was an hour long program about the state of Russian hockey, World Cup and so on. Among other things, Fetisov said that when he and other Russians were leaving the country to play in North America, their NHL teams paid ten times more than they pay for Russian players now.
Dynamo groomed Ovechkin, they should get as much money for him as possible.
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Post by blny on Jul 9, 2004 10:34:45 GMT -5
Transfer fees are the norm in soccer. Still, fleecing an NHL team for a player that was groomed by the system (not just one team) is little much. $1-2 million for a first round pick isn't terrible. I'm sure the teams can write it off.
We knew this was coming, and it was a major topic for discussion on draft day. I don't expect a new arrangement made until the new CBA is in place. In other words, don't hold your breath.
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Sept 4, 2004 17:20:36 GMT -5
Recently, the Montreal Canadiens signed their 2003 first round pick, Andrei Kostsitsyn, and paid a direct transfer fee to get Kostsitsyn out of his contract with a Russian club team. The cost was $200,000 U.S. Now, the precedent has been set. - www.tsn.ca/columnists/bob_mckenzie.asp?id=97420 |
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Post by Rimmer on Sept 14, 2004 5:39:21 GMT -5
I found this interesting note in IIHF president Rene Fasel's interview: On the delicate matter of transfer fees between NHL teams and European club teams, Fasel expressed optimism that once the NHL and NHLPA settle their differences, a new agreement will be reached quickly between the NHL, IIHF, and European leagues, even though the Montreal Canadiens only recently negotiated a single-player deal for Andrei Kostsitsyn. “I think a deal will happen similar to one that we have had. The NHL wants it, we want it, and I think our European leagues want it, too.”<br>
Even the Russians? “I met with Russian officials in July and they say that they’ll be part of a new agreement. I don’t foresee any problem there.”<br>sounds like good news for George McPhee... R. |
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Sept 14, 2004 13:51:26 GMT -5
Why pay anything?
If the player leaves Russia, like they did in the iron curtain days, he can do whatever he wants. If there is no agreement in place there should be nothing to pay.
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Post by Ranger Ranchod on Sept 14, 2004 23:51:19 GMT -5
"He is a typical example of how we prepare our players. He's a member of the Moscow Dynamo family," says Alexei Panfilov, the club's sports director. "We've been preparing him for most of his life to play for Dynamo. And now we're going to lose him." Don't be naive... he is hardly a typical example of anything and to believe a player of that calibre was going to play for Dynamo once he was NHL eligible is laughable. These guys want the same thing the NHL and NHLPA want, $$$. |
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