Is Hudler’s KHL Contract Invalid?
July 11, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Detroit Red Wings, NHL, News, Players
After the news broke that Jiri Hudler had signed a two-year deal with the KHL team Dynamo Moscow, it’s been debated whether that contract should be contested since he filed for salary arbitration, which normally means that a player intends to play in the NHL the following season. 
Further, the NHL has asserted that Hudler is contractually obligated to return to the Detroit Red Wings and they have approached the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and the KHL so that the situation can be mediated and discussed.
Darren Dredger quotes IIHF Communications Director, Szymon Szemberg, as saying: “The IIHF has been informed by the NHL about the Jiri Hudler case. Upon, this the IIHF has informed the Russian Ice Hockey Federation about the NHL’s position and the case is under investigation. As this is a transfer to an IIHF member league the player will be needing an International Transfer Card (ITC), approved by the IIHF, to complete the transfer. Only upon the IIHF’s signing the ITC, the transfer would be finalized and approved.”
If Hudler cannot leave the Wings, it could get really interesting…
image: TSN
