<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - One lucky bet on NFL, NHL and NBA championships earns man nearly $300K"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">MONTREAL (AP) — Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin said Kirill Kaprizov remains in Russia and is doing well, denying a report the star winger returned to the U.S. and adding the team is trying to find out more about the situation.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Russian newspaper Sport-Express reported Wednesday that Kaprizov immediately returned to the U.S. after Philadelphia Flyers goaltending prospect Ivan Fedotov <a target="_blank" href="/story/sports/nhl/2022/07/05/ivan-fedotov-flyers-prospect-russian-military-base/7816683001/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">was taken to a remote military base in northern Russia</a> because his name was linked to fraudulent military identification. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">“He’s in Russia, and he’s doing fine,” Guerin said after the annual GMs meeting at the NHL draft. “He’s with his friends and with his family.”</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Uncertainty surrounding Kaprizov comes at an uneasy time with war still raging in Ukraine after Fedotov reportedly was picked up by law enforcement in Russia last week ahead of a planned move to the U.S. Fedotov, 25, signed with Philadelphia in May after his contract in the Russia-based Kontinental Hockey League expired.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Flyers GM Chuck Fletcher had no update on Fedotov’s status.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">“I think it’s best that I limit my public comments on the matter,” Fletcher said. “It’s obviously a sensitive situation, and we’re doing our best to stay abreast of developments, and that’s probably the best way to leave it.”</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">NHL mock draft:</strong><a target="_blank" href="/story/sports/nhl/2022/07/05/nhl-mock-draft-first-round-shane-wright/7630972001/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|spike click:8|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Projected first-round picks for Thursday in Montreal</a></p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">Sign up for our sports newsletter:</strong><a target="_blank" href="https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/sports/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|spike click:9|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">All the sports news you need to know delivered right to you!</a></p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The NHL has not given teams any...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2022/07/06/wild-gm-guerin-says-kirill-kaprizov-is-fine-still-in-russia/50461013/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
