Ivan Fedotov

Ivan Dmitrievich Fedotov (Russian: Иван Дмитревич Федотов; born 28 November 1996) is a Finnish-born Russian professional ice hockey goaltender for HC Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Fedotov was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the seventh round, 188th overall, of the 2015 NHL entry draft, but was detained and prevented from playing while serving in the Russian military. He ultimately joined the team in 2024.

Playing career On 12 December 2014, Fedotov made his Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) debut playing with Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk during the 2014–15 KHL season. Fedotov was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the seventh round of the 2015 NHL entry draft with the 188th overall selection.

Unable to add to his solitary game with Nizhnekamsk, Fedotov was traded to Salavat Yulaev Ufa on 4 May 2016.

Following the 2018–19 season, having played the majority of the year in Salavat's VHL farm club, Fedotov was traded to Traktor Chelyabinsk on 6 May 2019.

On 2 May 2021, Fedotov left Traktor after two seasons when he was traded to CSKA Moscow in exchange for financial compensation. In the 2021–22 season, while playing with the perennially contending CSKA, Fedotov assumed the starting goaltender role and appeared in 26 games with a 14–10–2 record and a 2.00 GAA and .919 save percentage. He collected 16 wins through 22 games in the post-season in helping CSKA claim their second Gagarin Cup in franchise history. He was named as a finalist for the KHL's top goaltender of the year.

On 7 May 2022, Fedotov as a free agent was signed to a one-year, entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers for the 2022–23 season. While in preparation to depart for North America, on 1 July 2022, Fedotov was arrested for alleged evasion of military service in Russia and sent to Severomorsk, which prevented him from joining the Philadelphia Flyers. Fedotov would miss the entirety of the season to fulfil his military service requirements.

Upon completion of his compulsory training, Fedotov's contract with the Flyers was initially announced to have been tolled for the following 2023–24 season. However with the memorandum of understanding suspended between the NHL and KHL, Fedotov was signed to a two-year contract to resume his playing career with previous club, CSKA Moscow of the KHL on 8 July 2023. The KHL later announced to have registered his contract with CSKA on the basis of Fedotov not holding a 'valid and binding contract with a NHL club'. On 31 July, the NHL and the Flyers contested the KHL's decision to register his contract, and formally submitted a request to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) that his contract with the Flyers be tolled. CSKA terminated Fedotov's contract on 28 March 2024, and he then joined the Flyers for the remainder of the 2023–24 NHL season. Fedotov made his NHL debut in a 4–3 overtime loss against the New York Islanders on 1 April, entering the game in relief of Samuel Ersson and making 19 saves on 21 shots.

On 14 September 2025, Fedotov was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round draft pick. In playing out the final season of his NHL contract in the season, Fedotov played exclusively with Columbus' AHL affiliate, the Cleveland Monsters.

Having concluded his contract with the Blue Jackets, Fedotov as a free agent returned to Russia to sign a two-year contract with Spartak Moscow of the KHL on 2 July 2026.

International play

On 23 January 2022, Fedotov was named to the roster of Russian Olympic Committee athletes for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Personal life Fedotov was born in Lappeenranta, Finland, to a Finnish–Russian mother and a Russian father. He is of Finnish descent through his Finnish maternal grandparent. He has said: "I consider myself completely Russian. I have lived in Russia my entire life."

Arrest On 1 July 2022, Fedotov was arrested in Saint Petersburg for alleged evasion of military service. He was reportedly hospitalized after falling ill with what his lawyer called stress-induced gastritis.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2013–14 Reaktor Nizhnekamsk MHL 24 7 11 1 1273 70 0 3.30 .866 — — — — — — — — 2014–15 Reaktor Nizhnekamsk MHL 41 21 10 7 2305 75 6 1.95 .911 10 6 4 578 29 0 3.01 .894 2014–15 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 1 0 0 0 20 2 0 6.00 .800 — — — — — — — — 2015–16 Reaktor Nizhnekamsk MHL 29 18 5 4 1646 61 5 2.22 .910 5 2 3 326 10 1 1.84 .916 2016–17 Toros Neftekamsk VHL 7 5 2 0 419 12 0 1.72 .931 1 0 0 22 2 0 5.45 .867 2017–18 Toros Neftekamsk VHL 25 8 7 4 1239 52 2 2.52 .899 1 0 0 5 0 0 0.00 1.000 2017–18 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 1 0 0 0 33 2 0 3.64 .917 — — — — — — — — 2018–19 Toros Neftekamsk VHL 26 14 5 5 1512 42 3 1.67 .929 1 0 0 40 2 0 3.00 .800 2018–19 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 3 2 0 0 173 6 0 2.08 .933 — — — — — — — — 2019–20 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 32 10 16 2 1482 52 3 2.11 .931 — — — — — — — — 2019–20 Chelmet Chelyabinsk VHL 3 1 2 0 178 8 0 2.70 .900 — — — — — — — — 2020–21 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 26 14 7 3 1496 55 1 2.21 .925 4 1 3 224 10 0 2.68 .904 2020–21 Chelmet Chelyabinsk VHL 1 0 1 0 64 2 0 1.88 .917 — — — — — — — — 2021–22 CSKA Moscow KHL 26 14 10 2 1587 53 2 2.00 .919 22 16 6 1395 43 1 1.85 .937 2023–24 CSKA Moscow KHL 44 21 22 1 2628 104 4 2.37 .914 5 1 4 304 13 1 2.57 .916 2023–24 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 3 0 1 1 122 10 0 4.95 .811 — — — — — — — — 2024–25 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 26 6 13 4 1429 75 0 3.15 .880 — — — — — — — — 2025–26 Cleveland Monsters AHL 47 23 16 6 2719 130 2 2.87 .887 1 0 1 13 4 0 18.11 .333 KHL totals 133 61 55 8 7419 274 10 2.22 .921 31 18 13 1923 66 2 2.06 .930 NHL totals 29 6 14 5 1,550 85 0 3.29 .874 — — — — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2022 ROC OG 6 4 2 0 374 10 2 1.61 .943 Senior totals 6 4 2 0 374 10 2 1.61 .943

Awards and honors Award Year RefKHL Gagarin Cup champion 2022