Ivan Fedotov Makes NHL Debut With Flyers vs Islanders

Fedotov is a 27-year-old, 6-foot-8, 212-pound goalie who was born in Lappeenranta, Finland. He was drafted by the Flyers in the seventh round of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft at 188th overall. This season, Fedotov played in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with CSKA Moskva before terminating his deal and joining the Flyers, where he posted a 2.37 goals-against-average (GAA) and a .914 save percentage (SV%) through 44 games.

The Flyers are pushing for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference and coming into the game tonight, they sit in the second wild-card spot with a two-point gap on the Detroit Red Wings, and seven games remaining in the regular season. It’s no surprise that head coach John Tortorella is being strict with his players, even his goaltenders, as he tries to continue helping lead the Flyers back to the postseason.

There is some real hope that Fedotov can be the Flyers’ goaltender of the future, and he has earned his opportunity to showcase himself with the Flyers to finish off the 2023-24 regular season.

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