“Couldn’t clear” – Russian hockey star Kirill Kaprizov denied entry to U.S twice

“Couldn’t clear” – Russian hockey star Kirill Kaprizov denied entry to U.S twice

Kirill Kaprizov denied entry to the U.S

Minnesota Wild star winger Kirill Kaprizov was turned away twice from returning to the United States amid a delicate political situation in Russia. According to Michael Russo of the Athletic, Kaprizov is held in Russia after being denied to access entry to America twice, on different occasions. Russo explained that the 25-year-old forward attempted to return to the U.S via a Dubai layover where he was denied entry.

Consequently, he tried to approach by way of the Caribbean Islands but was not cleared to enter once again. Russo noted, “He couldn’t clear into the U.S., though, perhaps because he doesn’t currently have a work visa despite signing a five-year contract last September”. Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin denied the star winger’s return story and added that the team has been trying its best to find out more about the situation in Russia.

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Kirill Kaprizov denied access to America

Kirill Kaprizov denied entry to the U.S
Kirill Kaprizov was denied entry to the U.S

Russian newspaper Sport-Express reported on Wednesday that the Russian star Kirill Kaprizov immediately returned to America after Philadelphia Flyers goaltending prospect Ivan Fedotov was taken to a remote military base in Russia in allegation of fraudulent military identification, as per ca.sports.yahoo.com. On contrary, Kaprizov was accused of buying a fraudulent military Id in 2017, though his father denied the reports. 

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According to Russo, Kaprizov’s father noted that his son’s student status should allow him to defer from his military obligations. However, that permit expired on June 30. Head coach Dean Evason commented, “It’s scary. It’s scary for all of us”. “It’s a scary situation in our world. To see somebody as close as we know Kirill, yeah, it’s a scary situation. And we hope that it all gets sorted out correctly.”

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Kaprizov was undoubtedly one of the best players on the 2018 gold-winning Russian Olympic team and has become the face of the franchise Minnesota Wild. His manager Bill Guerin  “casually shrugged an affirmative” on Friday regarding the further status of the player. There’s no confirmation whether he will be able to join the Wild’s training camp in September or be back later in the season.

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