Ruling re. Kovalchuk
Folks,
The league has ruled that Ilya Kovalchuk is retired from the CPHL.
On the surface this seems like a complicated situation - however when we simply look at our stated rule, it is black and white:
A player is deemed retired when its listed via the NHL.com site or when articles in any newspaper state the player quoting the same. Any player who has played in Europe for 3 years or more as shown on hockeydB is retired and must be bought out.
Unfortunately for CBJ - the use of the word retirement both on NHL.com and across reputable sources makes this a pretty easy ruling.
We also would look back to a similar situation with Palffy where he retired from the NHL - but played in Europe. He too was deemed no longer ineligible for CPHL duty.
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